It was the kind of day I dream about all winter: 8 hours of alpine singletrack, grinding up punchy climbs and bashing down rocky descents above treeline. The bike? Salsa’s new Blackthorn 125 C GX ...

Mountain bike bikepacking will get you as far off the beaten track as you can go on two wheels. tWith burly components, traction-boosting tyres and terrain-taming suspension, mountain bikes are a ...