Routes of Opportunity

Tiger Head Mountain Loop is a 137 km (85-mile) bikepacking route in Thailand, created in 2023 by two close friends

REASONS TO RIDE MOUNTAIN SERIES

Reasons to Ride

Reasons to Ride takes you into the 5th edition of the Silk Road Mountain Race, an unsupported bikepacking race in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan....

TAILFIN COLOUR PACKS CLAIRE

Ever wanted to see a Tailfin bag with a bit of colour?

Tailfin’s Graphic Designer Claire Cartwright brought her creative flair to a brand-new custom pack, designed especially for her. Originally a personal project, Claire’s unique designs were so eye-catching, that we all agreed they deserved to be showcased properly. And who...

Licked and Loaded

New Zealander Matthew Fairbrother isn’t wired the same as the rest of us. Being a professional enduro mountain bike racer is a hard enough job but Matthew made a name for himself by making his life even tougher by bikepacking...

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Scratches

Scratches is not a film about ending a race, as much as it is about the start of it all—the origin of cycling adventures for someone like Manu. This journey, in many ways, parallels the experiences of numerous individuals. Why...

THE DIVIDE LACHLAN MORTON TAILFIN

The Divide

It’s 100 miles to the next gas station, 100 miles from the last one. It’s 100 miles from anywhere, to anywhere. And it’s the bucket list ride that Lachlan Morton spent years dreaming about. Starting in Banff, Alberta, Canada and...

Mind Mapping pt2

In August 2022 Boru set off to bikepack his way around the world, with part 1 of MindMapping covering the reasons for wanting to embark on this journey and the first few months of living nomadically. This second part now...

RIDE TO SKI TAILFIN

Ride to Ski

Bikepacking and skiing/snowboarding isn’t something that usually goes hand-in-hand but Henna Palosaari, Malva Björkman and Sami Sauri challenged this notion. “Ride to Ski” film documents their 9-day, 426-kilometer journey through the Dolomites, done solely by bike. Adventure full of sweat,...

Lachlan Morton’s Tour Divide FKT* Bike check

Following on from Tailfin R&D Division rider Lachlan Morton’s incredible ride along the Tour Divide/GDMBR route, we got together with him to learn more about his bike and kit setup. Dig into the details and the reasons behind the bike...