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This 360-Mile Bikepacking Adventure Was All My Wife's Fault

4/12/2023

 
Author: Adam Bratton
Read Time: 4 mins
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On the 9-hour drive back from a self-supported 650+ mile bikepacking trip from Charlotte, NC to my hometown of Montoursville, PA this past October, I couldn’t help but daydream about the next “relatively random, but also meaningful to me” journey. Over the next few months, my wandering mind was running rampant, and locations all over the East Coast were under consideration. It took another few months until the light bulb clicked, and it was all my wife’s fault!

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Raising a Ripper with Christi Moot

3/28/2023

 
Guest Q&A: Christi Moot
​Read Time: 5 mins
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Christi Moot is a highly successful business woman, a non-stop world traveling adventurer, and a straight up bad-ass single mom of a young up-and-coming ripper, Rowen (age 7). Christi's been a friend of HPM for years and clearly leads by example! We were (barely) able to track her down for a few minutes between her busy schedule to ask a few questions and learn how she continues to win at life!

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What is Bikepacking and Where Do I Start?

1/13/2023

 
Author: Adam Bratton
Read Time: 6 mins
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There’s a lot of chatter on cycling specific webpages, bike shop banter, trailhead discussions and wandering daydreams about bikepacking but what exactly is it? Wikipedia has a few entries, but the tried-and-true Merriam Webster Dictionary hasn’t even recognized this term in its lexicon yet. We’ll peel back the layers on this bikepacking thing and share tips on how you can get started but know that this sport is simply another amazing way to get outside and move from point A to point B in a new way.

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Like a Kid on Christmas Morning, New Gear Always Excites

11/21/2022

 
Author: Adam Bratton
Read Time: 4 mins
We’re on the doorsteps of the holiday gift giving season which means different things to different people. I’m stereotyping, but adults perpetually cringe at getting another uninspiring pair of undies or a regifted candle while kids absolutely lose their marbles to tear open whatever new toy or gizmo has recently hit the market.

I freshly celebrated my 40th BDay so I’m squarely in the camp of “I don’t want any more chintzy crap for Christmas this year”. What I do want, is more gear … and I want lots of it. I want more bikes for paved tarmac, fresh gravel, and tacky singletrack. I want more boats to paddle flatwater and rapid laced rivers. I want the latest running shoes for casual neighborhood jogs, long-distance trail sessions, and scrambling up peaked ridgelines.
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2022 was a banner year for me when it comes to adding more outdoor gear to my arsenal. I feel like a footie-pajama wearing, snot nosed kid, on Christmas morning and I can't wait to show and tell.

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    Adam Bratton is the Founder and Head Enabler at Human Powered Movement.

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  • Events
    • Recreation 101
    • South Fork Sampler (Adventure Race)
    • Shiver Pre-Ride Party
    • Rocky River Shiver (Mtn Bike)
    • Psychoactive (Run)
  • Art
    • Gear Graphics
    • Kids Coloring Sheets
  • Journal
  • Store
    • HPM 2023 Merch Pre-Sale
  • Confluence
    • Bike Rentals
    • South Fork Sampler (Adventure Race)
  • Connect