Issue 37: Road Bikes on Dirt

Pedaling In a big country, the North Cascades

It’s entirely up to marketers to sell you road+, gravel, adventure or whatever they’re calling the category’s latest niche. And, up to me to share with you how it’s the most fun I’ve had on a bike in years.

Perhaps that’s because I’m back to where it all started: riding road bikes on dirt. Or that I’ve found that the best stoke comes from picking lines on a double-track, forest service road, and rolling tempo…