Bikepacking - Exploring the Roads Less Cycled
Stefan Amato. Gestalten, Berlin, 2021. ISBN 978-3-96704-013-5
(Images and source material for Baja Divide chapter, pages 202-211)
The Muddiest Place on Earth
Dropped Magazine, Issue 2, February 2021.
(Article and images)
How To Hit The Road: A Beginners Guide to Cycle Touring and Bikepacking
Tom Allen. A TomsBikeTrip.com Publication, 2020. ISBN 9798636710561.
(Image of author, page 3)
Bikepacking. Mountain Bike Camping Adventures on the Wild Trails of Britain
Laurence McJannet. Wild Things Publishing, Bath, 2016. ISBN 978-1-91063-608-4.
(Double page image, Midlands & North Chapter, pages 132-133)
Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge
Paul Krueger. Quirk Books, Philadelphia, 2016. ISBN 978-1-59474-759-5.
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Bikepacking.com | 2020
'20 in 20 Photo Annual
“While many of us are ready to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, we also recognize these last days as an opportunity to look back at the moments that made it unique, powerful, and memorable. As part of this process, we gathered 20 of our favorite and most inspiring photos we published this year. See them here…”
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Bikepacking.com | 2020
Return and Rediscovery
“Mid-Wales is a land of deep reservoirs, expansive forest, and connecting valley roads, crisscrossed by slippery climbs, tufty trails, and boggy moorland. Over a number of bikepacking journeys, Chris Goodman discovers how repeated visits to a place he first experienced as a student have yielded a growing appreciation for its colours, contours, and history…
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Kona World | 2020
Upcycling an Explosif to Ride Across Armenia
“This is an excerpt of an epic story by Tom Allen, who rode an upcycled 2007 Explosif across Armenia. The trip wasn’t without its challenges, but in the end, the bike stood the test of time and goes to show you that while we all love riding new bikes, sometimes the old ones are just as practical. We encourage you to go read Tom’s full recount of this story over on his blog. He gets into all the details about the build, components, and crazy situations he had to deal with while riding through Armenia…”
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Stance Socks | 2019
Trash Free Trails
“At a time when so many global environmental problems are becoming ever more critical – plastic pollution, climate change, urban air quality, species extinction – it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and a little bit helpless. Whilst serious, coordinated action is needed to make headway on these issues, it’s useful to look at what action you can take locally, in your everyday life, and how you can perhaps cause a little ripple that encourages others to do the same.
The team behind Trash Free Trails have form in facilitating this, having established the Surfer’s Against Sewage beach clean initiative through a combination of organised events, education, and providing communities with the tools to organise their own events…”
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Ritchey | 2018
7 Heaven: An Intro to the 7Stanes MTB Trail Centers
“Sometimes I feel that I do my mountain bike a disservice. After a heavy work schedule this summer my Ritchey P-650b has sat patiently waiting to be taken out and given an airing. As have I. Having heard so much about the incredible riding Scotland has to offer, checking out the award winning 7stanes trail centres seemed like a great place to start ticking off the Scottish MTB bucket list…”
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Pannier.cc | 2017
Fear and Confidence in Baja, Mexico
“Chris joins a group bikepacking tour - 1700 miles through the Baja Peninsula: the Baja Divide. He shares his thoughts on travelling with others, and all things practical for riding the route…”
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Pannier.cc | 2017
Solstice Social Social (Swift Campout) 2017
“The Summer Solstice weekend is a call to go on a bike-camping adventure; something our friends at Swift Industries have been championing over in the US for a few years now. The call has since spread worldwide and this year saw Solstice Squads bike camping all over the Americas, Europe and as far away as Australia (their Winter Solstice)…”
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SayYesMore.com | 2017
Bikepacking Baja
“It’s been nearly two months since I joined around 90 people on the waterfront in San Diego at the start of an off-road route stretching south for some 1700 miles, along the length of the Baja California peninsular, in Mexico…”
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Bikepacking.com | 2016
Route Guide. Bikepacking the Westcountry Way: Across the Moors
“The Westcountry Way traverses the UK’s south-western peninsular, climbing from the English Channel over the harsh, exposed heathland of Dartmoor, and across the wooded, twisting trails of Exmoor. Some 130 miles later, the route culminates with a descent to the Bristol Channel…”
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Bikepacking.com | 2015
Route Guide: The Trans Cambrian Way
“The Trans-Cambrian Way snakes its way across the heart of Wales, covering around 100 miles (160 km) from Knighton, on the English border to Dovey Junction, on the Irish Sea…”
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Bikepacking.com | 2015
Route Guide: The Grand Traversée du Massif Central Mountain Bike Route
“The GTMC mountain bike route runs some 446 miles (718 km) from the centre of France to the Mediterranean Sea. In between it crosses the Massif Central, a largely remote region covering 36,000 square miles (93,000 square km) of mountain, high plateaux, forests and heathland…”
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Pannier.cc | 2015
Under a Catalan Sky
“Chris rides through Catalonia to Monserrat – an impressive multi-peaked mountain around 40km north-west of Barcelona…
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Pannier.cc | 2015
The Grand Traversée du Massif Central
“Chris takes on the Grand Traversée du Massif Central (GTMC) mountain bike route - 718 km of tarmac, dirt, gravel, rock, sand and mud from Clermont Ferrand in the north, to Sète, just south of Montpellier on the Mediterranean Sea…”
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Wanderlust.co.uk | 2014
6 tips for crossing the Massif Central by mountain bike
“Our featured blogger, Chris Goodman, conquered the mighty mountain range, the Grand Traversee du Massif Central, on mountain bike. And reveals how you can too…”
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