We really like working with each other at Old Man Mountain and even though we take lots of after work rides and grab drinks pretty often, closing the doors to the shop for a few days to spend some time in the woods together just hits different. We’re super fortunate to live in Central Oregon with limitless options around us for spending time outdoors. For this trip we went the luxury route and [...]
"Check out that 90s MTB with drop bars…” Get real! Bike geometry and ride characteristics are the sum of so many small choices. BB Drop, top tube length, chainstay length, headtube height, headtube angle, fork axle to crown to name just some of them. Each one changes and plays off the next. Building a bike to take on less than ideal gravel and singletrack leads to larger tires and a suspension fork. A [...]
What is an eyelet? Does my bike have eyelets? Can I put a rack on my bike's eyelets? Are they only for fenders? Do I need eyelets to put a rack on my bike? In this post we'll define what bike eyelets are, what types there are, and some general guides to identify what the eyelets on your bike are made for. We'll also tell you how to mount a rack if your [...]
Trent Siggard (@trent.siggard) is a cycling youtuber, route maker, bikepacker, and vintage-bike restorer. After getting bit by the cycling bug in 2020, he rode his first bike 1,000 miles in 6 months before buying his first gravel bike. Since then Trent has gone on multi-day bikepacking trips, designed original routes, and directed films about other cyclists who inspire him. Trent has a history of heart disease and had a catheter ablation when he [...]
OMM Ambassador Joffrey Maluski (@joffreymaluski) is a French photographer, videographer and adventurer. His passion for the outdoors is overflowing and he hopes to consistently inspire others to get outside and learn the importance of our planet, and ways to help protect it. Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. It has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched [...]
Joffrey Maluski (@joffreymaluski) is a French photographer, videographer and adventurer. The outdoors are his biggest inspiration and he hopes to consistently inspire others to get outside and learn the importance of our planet, and ways to help protect it. He recently took a bikepacking trip across a rugged landscape that many would not choose to tackle. When picturing the ideal spring riding locations one may be quick to imagine themselves somewhere [...]
Federico Cabrera aka Fede (@theironlyportrait) is an OMM Ambassador based in Buenos Aires. “Their Only Portrait”, is a project where Fede cycles through beautiful but impoverished remote areas, in order to make, print, and give away portraits to families who won't otherwise ever have a family photograph. While on these rides Fede carries all of his camera gear and even a photo printer with him! He also carries water filters & solar lights [...]
We took over the foyer of the legendary Chris King HQ, and setup basecamp for their annual Open House. The event showcased their newest colorway MIDNIGHT. All of the builders used the new colorway to inspire a variety of builds. We saw titanium full suspension rigs, powerful all mountain ebikes, slender road touring bikes, unique adventure rigs, and bespoke hardtails. We brought two unique bikes. A Santacruz 5010 fully kitted in Matte Mango [...]
A SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL MIXED TERRAIN ADVENTURE Early October can be absolutely stunning in Oregon. Wildfire smoke usually diminishes, the daytime temps are in the lovely 75-degree range, and the nights cool down. While I’ve done a ton of riding in central Oregon and the Cascade Mountains, the Oregon coast range has been on my list for a bikepacking tour. The Elliot Loon Overnighter was the perfect way to [...]
A QUICK HOMETOWN WEEKEND RAMBLE For several years in a row, we would embark on a “Motor-Free Memorial Day Weekend”. We’d grab a friend or two, load up our bikes, put a rough route together and leave from our home in Bend, Oregon for a door-to-door 3-day bikepacking adventure in our nearby mountains and forests. This year, the weather was daunting in our nearby Cascade mountains, with snow in [...]
