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BikeTribe News – Funduro ((Echo))

((Funduro!))

Two years ago, we hosted our first Funduro. We ended up rolling and smoking four Funduros that year (2019), blissfully indulging in group bike fun, completely unaware of the pending social changes to come. We’re a year into the new reality and I think that we can see a pinpoint of light at the end of the tunnel. I’m currently hatching plans for more bike fun later on this season and into the following months. We may even resurrect GnomeFest. #letsgetloadedandstayoutallnight

Hut To Hut – The Age of Aqarius (Trail)

(St. George, UT) — The NEW Aquarius Trail Hut System offers a backcountry mountain biking experience like no other in the region. A system of five huts furnished with beds, a bathroom, and a fully stocked kitchen has been strategically placed along a 190-mile route through some of Utah’s most scenic backcountry – spanning from the peak of Brian Head at 11,307’ to the beautiful town of Escalante at 5,820’. This section of Utah is called “Color Country” and includes many well-known attractions such as Powell Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Brianhead Ski Resort, Red Canyon, Aquarius Plateau, Dixie National Forest, the Hogback, Escalante National Monument and much more. Self-guided tours are available July-October and start at $889 per person for 6-days/5-nights. Escape Adventures offers a guided tour starting at $1,800 per person. Shorter trips are also available. For more information, visit https://aquariustrail.com/.

The Aquarius Trail Hut System provides a luxury bikepacking experience, complete with showers, solar power for charging electronic devices, fully stocked kitchens with a refrigerator and freezer, lighting, hammocks, large decks, bathroom facilities, bicycle repair tools and stands, playing cards, fire pit, cozy sleeping arrangements, and more. 

Riders enjoy singletrack, challenging jeep tracks, dirt roads, hidden lakes, and spectacular vistas. E-bikes are allowed at each hut so groups of mixed abilities can enjoy the same adventure. “These unique huts were built using repurposed high-top shipping containers,” said Jared Fisher, Founder & Director of Escape Adventures. “They are spaced approximately 30 to 40 miles apart and accommodate 12 to 14 riders.”

Guests ride to Brian Head Peak, down Proctor Canyon and into the quaint little town of Hatch. They meander past the Tropic Reservoir and into Red Canyon, home of the infamous Thunder Mountain Trail and the Red Canyon Bike Path. The route explores all the Dixie National Forest has to offer, including a big climb up to the scenic Powell Point where John Wesley Powell surveyed Southern Utah. Days average between 35 to 40 miles of riding and 3,500 feet of elevation gain.

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Andri Sveinn Jónsson sent in this shot of his amigos from Iceland. #volcanoryders

We ride every Monday night whatever the weather. Global fat bike day is always our best day, meet up early, go bike and end up going for dinner and hot tub, beer and whisky. We are now working on setting a date to bike to the volcano here in south Iceland.

Andri

The Triumphant Return of the Sea Otter Classic!

I know where I’ll be the first week of Rocktober! The Sea Otter Classic is simply the best bicycle dog and pony show that I’ve ever been lucky enough to attend. Better than the best Interbike and now positioned on the Calendar during the first week of October! Sea Otter has the best expo in the bike industry and hosts just about every denomination of bike racing that you can imagine, all set against the beautiful backdrop of Coastal Central California. Check it out at – https://www.seaotterclassic.com/

Klunkedelic

My single speed “modern” klunker modeling in the spring sun. Snow tonight…so my phat ride will be handy in case it’s to much to klunk around in.

John Gibson – Murillo, Ontario

I started writing a new column this month called Klunkedelic. It speaks to the core of one of the few rules that I adhere to, which is…Write about things that you are truly passionate about. A decade after the middle of the previous century, my cycling journey started with riding American-made steel bikes. The motorcycle-influenced bikes of the 1950s and the rocketship-influenced designs of the 1960s reside in a special place from my earliest memories and continue on today in my imagination. I know that I’m not the only one that loves to Klunk and this is the perfect time to build one up! Check out John Gibson’s, ‘We the People’ rig in the photo above, and stay tuned for an announcement about more klunker rides later this summer. #klunkerfunduro Follow all of the Klunkedelic Karma at – https://fat-bike.com/category/klunkedelic/ #klunkedelic

Fat-Bike Flashback

I thought that I’d share Fat-Bike Van Life – Balkan Holiday by – Stephan Spruyt  and close today’s post with a fat-bike flashback. #fatbikeflashback

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One Response to BikeTribe News – Funduro ((Echo))

  1. Erv Spanks April 29, 2021 at 11:09 am #

    FUNDURO!!!!!!!!! I’ll bring Jello!

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