Bunyan Velo

02/22/2019

We're excited about producing a printed publication in the digital age, but we need your support. Here’s some insight into our goals for The Bikepacking Journal, and a look at where your money goes when you choose to back us. Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Our decision to launch a printed publication devoted solely to bikepacking raised some eyebrows, but we think the future of print is bright, assuming enough people are willing to believe in us...

09/21/2018

In a few days I'll be heading to the printer here in Berlin to deliver the final files for the first issue of The Bikepacking Journal, the new biannual publication I'm producing with BIKEPACKING.com.

The first 148-page issue features more than a dozen original stories from an immensely talented group of 20 writers and photographers. It'll be available in very limited numbers at a handful of outposts around the world, but the best way to get a copy is to join the Bikepacking Collective. We're not printing many extras, so if you're interested, be sure to join by this Sunday, September 23rd so we can order you a copy!

You can visit https://www.bikepacking.com/join/ to learn more about the Bikepacking Collective. Thanks for your support!

06/26/2018

Things have been quiet around here for some time, but BIKEPACKING.com and I have been cooking up something special for the better part of the past year. Today, we're incredibly excited to announce our new bi-annually printed publication, The Bikepacking Journal, along with a new funding model to help us grow the site and roll out more cool projects like this one. Learn more and subscribe here:

We are proud to announce the union of Bunyan Velo and BIKEPACKING.com with The Bikepacking Journal, our new printed publication...

11/11/2017

Weekend watching: In case you missed it, last week saw the release of Given By Mountains, a new short film by Joe Cruz about our 600-mile ride across Kyrgyzstan last summer. I heartily recommend setting aside some time to have a look!

Find it here:

In the summer of 2016, four of us—Lucas Winzenburg, Joel Caldwell, Logan Watts and I—rode for 23 days across Kyrgyzstan. We rode fat bikes over marshes,…

10/03/2017

Announcing the seventh issue of Bunyan Velo, The Bikepacking Journal. Read a dozen new bicycle travel stories from around the world for free at http://www.bunyanvelo.com!

08/07/2017

We found this little guy all alone on a remote, dry stretch of the Ramble route between Steamboat and Walden. He was cowering on the side of the road when my friend Justin spotted him.

He took down three full bottles of water and then hid in the shade under my bike. He was wearing a collar, but didn't have any tags or ID. There wasn't anyone or anything around for miles, so Justin carried him five or so miles to the nearest farm, where we asked the farmer to call around and told him we'd come back for him in a few days if he couldn't find the owners.

The next day we got a text letting us know the owners had been found. Apparently, they'd been camping in the area and he'd gotten out of their car. It was a bittersweet end to the story because I think we both wanted to adopt the little buddy.

08/03/2017

Just back from an out-and-back trip along the New Belgium Brewing Steamboat Ramble Ride route through beautiful Colorado. Six days and 400 miles of winding gravel roads, expansive high country views, and amazing people. Lots more to come!

07/19/2017

So cool to get a peek inside Ponderosa Cyclery + Tour! Head over to The Radavist for some Nebraska goodness:

http://theradavist.com/2017/07/everyones-welcome-at-ponderosa-cycle-tour-kyle-kelley/ #1

Everyone's welcome at Ponderosa Cycle + Tour! - Kyle Kelley Words and Photos by Kyle Kelley Ponderosa Cyclery + Tour was the first stop on my most recent Bike Shop Tour through middle America. Pondero...

07/12/2017

New from Salsa Cycles, Bikepacking Patagonia: Finding Everything in the Southern Andes.

This standalone publication follows Kurt Refsnider and Kaitlyn Boyle on a massive bikepacking trip through the Southern Andes. It's chock full of stories and advice for those of you interested in riding dirt through Patagonia.

Check it out for free on issuu at https://issuu.com/salsacycles/docs/salsa_cycles_bikepacking_patagonia

Follow Kurt Refsnider and Kaitlyn Boyle’s two-wheeled immersion in the geography, culture, and frontier freedom of the southern Andes.

06/28/2017

From the archives: GDMBR by Matt McLoone and Brett Ziegler in Bunyan Velo No. 06 (2016), a look back at the daily challenges and small victories experienced throughout a month on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route.

Read GDMBR and nearly 100 other stories for free at http://bunyanvelo.com/issues/

06/01/2017

Last Call for 2017 Bunyan Velo Expedition Fund Grant Applications!

Planning a bicycle trip in the next year? Here's your chance to win cash to cover travel expenses plus gear from Mission Workshop, Swift.Industries, Randi Jo Fabrications, Adventure Cycling Association, Search and State, Ergon Bike, and Porcelain Rocket.

In addition to everything above, one rider from the women / trans / femme community will also receive an Advocate Cycles frame of their choice and a $500 credit for Swift.Industries bicycle baggage!

The Bunyan Velo Expedition Fund is open to absolutely everyone and applications are due by June 4th, 2017. Learn more or apply today by visiting www.bunyanvelo.com/grants

The Bunyan Velo Expedition Fund was established in 2017 to encourage and support bicycle exploration by providing grants and gear to traveling cyclists. Grants awarded through the Bunyan Velo Expedition Fund are made possible through reader donations and purchases made in the Bunyan Velo web

05/15/2017

Crossing Oman's Al Hajar Mountains by bicycle. This short film is inspiring some serious wanderlust (and a bit of vertigo). Well worth the 15-minute watch! Check it out, here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4T-tpU0bOA

Follow along as Tim Koerber, Tyler Allyn, and Cooper Lambla set out by mountain bike to experience the landscape, culture and history of Oman's Al Hajar Moun...