A nicely edited short film about bikepacking in Idaho, shot by Casey Greene. Look for a contribution from Casey in the upcoming issue of Bunyan Velo.
Two talented writer-photographers, Nicholas of Gypsy by Trade and Lael of Lael's Globe of Adventure, recently landed in Europe for an extended bicycle tour, ensuring plenty of beautiful imagery and stories to keep readers inspired throughout the summer. Keep up with their adventures here and here.
A few shots from the new Handsome Cycles headquarters in the Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis. Find them on Facebook and Twitter.
I'll be spending this June (2013) touring across Scotland, England, the Netherlands, and Belgium. I'd love to meet riders/readers along the way. Below is a rough sketch of my loosely-planned route:
June 1, 2013: Arrive in Glasgow, Scotland
Train up to John o'Groats
Ride to and climb Ben Nevis
Ride to Bristol
Ride to Land's End
Ride to London
Ride to Felixstowe
Ferry to the Netherlands
Ride south around the Netherlands and Belgium
July 2, 2013: Depart Brussels, Belgium
Please get in touch if you have suggestions for routes/places to see, want to get a beer, or have a backyard I can camp in!
-Lucas, Editor bunyanvelo@gmail.com
35,000 runners paying tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings

Photo: Luke Macgregor / Reuters
Since 1997, the people of Maya Pedal in Guatemala have been building Bicimaquinas, pedal-powered machines made of recycled bikes, to assist with a variety of otherwise-manual tasks. Take a look at a few of their many projects in this colorful and inspiring short (you may need to turn the subtitles on):
Read more about Maya Pedal and dozens of other fascinating projects and initiatives from around the world over on the Worldwide Cycling Atlas.
I stopped into Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee Bar this morning to pick up a handful of parts for my new touring build and I ended up buying a coffee and sticking around to read the new issue of Privateer and photograph their gorgeous space. Find them on Facebook and Twitter.




