Backshop Bicycle Travel Supply

01/11/2025

Pretty fly for drop bars…

11/07/2024

Returning for another field trip in the Panchoy Valley of the Guatemalan Highlands. Winter 2024/25.

05/08/2024

Shadow Pace 📷

03/16/2024

Oklahoma Backcountry 📷

05/17/2023

Cool film that features mountain biking in Guatemala. Plus title takes its name from the volcano.

Kilian Bron and his team are back with a new visual spectacle! From Guatemala to Peru via Bolivia, for two months the dream team scoured the most beautiful s...

11/12/2022

Biketown is a story of mountain bikers, unlikely partnerships and the communities they create.Learn more and get involved at https://FreehubMag.com/BiketownE...

09/16/2022

08/16/2022

Not just for the super fit, gravel bike racing has exploded into one of the most popular forms of biking in the U.S. Organizers have worked so that everyone feels included and welcome.

01/17/2022

Bikepacking gave us a shout out..

The new Gravel Adventure Field Guides highlight routes, regional history, and more—featuring three new U.S. destinations for 2022. Learn more about the project and how to win a $1500 travel reward here...

01/06/2022

In media, a spin-off or spinoff is a radio program, television program, film, video game or any narrative work, derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from the original work (e.g. particular topics, characters or events)…

Starting off the year with a new venture called Gravel Adventure Field Guide. It grew out of the success of the Trinidad-Las Animas County guidebook and sees us dropping three new destinations in 2022. Patagonia, AZ, Bend, OR, and Pueblo, CO are next. Plus we're running an awesome Explore Trinidad Gravel travel contest which awards one winner a $1500 travel reward to come ride in southeast Colorado.

We've got some good momentum and look forward to building this business out...

Announcement to share Gravel Adventure Field Guide is launching in 2022 and producing pocket size cycling guidebooks for new destinations, including Patagoni...

12/20/2021

2022 is already in the works. 📷

11/30/2021

It’s super cool to share that Mountain Town Magazinezine published our Zeal Opticstics blog contribution around passenger rail service in southeastern Colorado. Reminder, Trinidad has daily Amtrakrak service between Chicago and Los Angeles on the Southwest Chief.

“We center the magazine with thoughts on how we travel in and around our mountain town communities. Climate Change is more apparent than ever; fires, mudslides, and the thick haze of smoke everywhere all summer long got us thinking about our fuel consumption and how we can assist our air quality. Train travel is a part of life along the East Coast and abroad. We bring a story from Trinidad by Juan Alberto DelaRoca, who believes trains offer economic spending with a low carbon, low impact footprint. We absolutely agree. In addition, the rise of electric vehicle use is really happening. We give an intro to these cars, and if you own one, locations to find charging stations for a stress-free, smogless road trip.”

A Fisher Peak State Park master trail plan and City of Trinidad Transportation study were recently presented, and integrating train travel into the connectivity mix is still not part of the conversation. The hope with this piece is that it will encourage more dialogue on how the rail lines to and from Trinidad-Raton, an existing infrastructure asset, can be a solution to enhancing and preserving the outdoor recreation and tourism experience as the region’s popularity increases in the years ahead. There are reasons to believe there is strong support for more passenger rail experiences and services.

Story can be found on pages 32-33. Thank you Holly Resignolo

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