Otso Journal

New Fork With Mounts Available

New Fork With Mounts Available

When we released the Warakin Ti at the end of February, the most common question we received was if the bike includes a fork with mounting points. We listened to your feedback. All of our gravel bikes now have a...

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Bikeglamping

Bikeglamping

There’s a bikepacking adage that says “it’s not bikepacking until something goes wrong.” In a previous post, I wrote about a bikepacking trip that had almost nothing go according to plan at a humorous level. But what about when everything...

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Traversing the Andes on the Otso Voytek: Bikes and Gear

Traversing the Andes on the Otso Voytek: Bikes and Gear

Otso Ambassadors Mark Watson and Hana Black have been on the road for the past three and half years, slowly making their way along the American Cordillera from Alaska to Patagonia. With 44,000km of riding behind them they have racked...

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Bikepacking on a School Night

Bikepacking on a School Night

Bikepacking laughs at the best laid plans. That’s just how it is. At least that’s how it’s been in the half dozen or so trips I’ve been on. Extreme heat, severe weather, closed restaurants, miles of mud, just so many...

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My First Ultramarathon: Highlights from the Iditasport 2020

My First Ultramarathon: Highlights from the Iditasport 2020

Words and photos by Rachel Heath I’m standing at my desk scrolling through a social media platform, mind dulled with boredom as the mundanity of routine life seeps into my cells. I see a drone image of a group of...

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