by Emily Lafferty | Jul 29, 2018 | degrees of freedom, Travel + Touring
What does it feel like to complete Race Across America? “3,067 miles, 180,000 feet of climbing over 7+ days,” was the response of Kyle Coon, a rider on Team Sea to See. We all kind of chuckled at the very literal response to the race announcer’s...
by Emily Lafferty | Jul 21, 2018 | degrees of freedom, Travel + Touring
When Andy and Kami White sent a note in the middle of the winter, curious whether Cycles Chinook (then Granite Tandem Design) could build them a custom gravel tandem for an upcoming bikepacking adventure, we didn’t hesitate getting started on this project. Unpaved...
by Emily Lafferty | Oct 26, 2017 | degrees of freedom, Travel + Touring
Sometimes it’s easy to find your next bike that will take your further, faster, and climb higher effortlessly, but as we shopped around over the course of 3 years (we’re overly analytical) we just weren’t finding what we wanted. We wanted our travel bike...
by Emily Lafferty | Oct 26, 2017 | bike design, degrees of freedom, Travel + Touring
Change is inevitable, and for the most part, a good thing. No matter the sport, as time passes technology influences the design of our equipment. Advancements are made in performance and durability. And, even the sport evolves over time. I know many people that...
