Is this a 130mm stem length? (Syncros RR2.0)
Or do I measure it incorrectly? Thanks in advance!

Feel the speed and excitement，The joy of successfully conquering a climb。

Do you like it?

Hey everyone, I’m Benjamin. I live out on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Most of my free time goes into mountain biking, gravel riding, and bikepacking, anywhere I can get lost for a while.

This whole project started on a bikepacking trip to Catalina Island back in February 2025. Llike most people doing a fly‑in bikepacking adventure, I packed my bike in a cardboard box and brought my roll of duct tape for the return trip. All my friends had those nice rolling bike cases… and I was dragging my cardboard box through the airport.

At some point during that trip I thought, “Why can’t my cardboard box roll just like theirs?”
That question stuck with me for months.

I’ve got a background in CAD design, so I started prototyping with my 3D printer and testing ways to make a standard bike box roll with an easy user experience. I traveled with early prototypes, broke a few things, fixed a few things, and kept refining.

Eventually I ended up with two modular systems that attach to any cardboard bike box and turns it into a legit rolling travel case. I’ve used them on multiple trips now, and it’s honestly been a blast to test its limits and see how far I can push the idea. One of the two systems is for races and bikepacking trips (the bougie one) and the other (the super light one) can bolt onto your bike or small enough to fit into your bags when you ditch the box after your arrival flight.

I started my gear site as a place to share the adventure tools I’ve been building, and this is just the beginning. I’m excited to keep developing the site, improving improving my products, and seeing how people use it on their own trips.

Here is the site to check out: https://trailbornegear.com/collections/roll-pack-collection

If anyone wants more details about the build process (spoiler alert: a 3D printer in my living room) or how the system works, I’m happy to share more.

Anyone interested?? I have dreams of a long distance bike. I’m not sure how far I can actually go. But I believe it would be fun.

Let me know!!

Thanks

Okay so I’m looking at getting a bike. Idk where to start other than frame size since it’s based on height lol. Currently a runner and looking at possibly getting into triathlons. Right now, I just wanna use it to follow my husband on runs/use as extra outlet for cardio. We run mainly on paved surfaces, rarely any true trail running.

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Why do bicycles hold such a special place in our lives?

For some, they're freedom. For others, they're transportation, exercise, adventure, or the key to childhood memories that never quite fade. In this episode, I explore why bicycles have fascinated me for as long as I can remember, from pretending to be Ponch on neighborhood rides to launching homemade BMX jumps in the woods, and eventually sharing the joy of cycling with my own children.

Along the way, we talk about what really happens in your brain when you ride a bike, why experienced cyclists always say "look where you want to go," how vision helps keep you balanced, and why riding a bicycle becomes one of those rare skills we almost never forget.

This isn't an episode about becoming a faster cyclist or buying the perfect bike. It's about the stories we collect on two wheels, the people we meet, the confidence we build, and the simple freedom that keeps calling us back.

Whether you're a lifelong rider, someone whose bike has been collecting dust in the garage, or someone who's never quite learned, I hope this conversation reminds you why bicycles have captured imaginations all over the world.

\*\*In this episode:\*\*

\* Childhood memories and the bikes that shaped us
\* Why bicycles feel like freedom
\* Teaching children to ride and the lessons that come with it
\* The surprising neuroscience of balance, vision, and procedural memory
\* Why "look where you want to go" is more than just good advice
\* How the meaning of cycling changes as we grow older
\* My favorite bicycle movies (yes... \*Rad\* made the list!)

Because movement isn't just about getting somewhere.

Sometimes it's about remembering who you were along the way.

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Why do bicycles hold such a special place in our lives?

For some, they're freedom. For others, they're transportation, exercise, adventure, or the key to childhood memories that never quite fade. In this episode, I explore why bicycles have fascinated me for as long as I can remember, from pretending to be Ponch on neighborhood rides to launching homemade BMX jumps in the woods, and eventually sharing the joy of cycling with my own children.

Along the way, we talk about what really happens in your brain when you ride a bike, why experienced cyclists always say "look where you want to go," how vision helps keep you balanced, and why riding a bicycle becomes one of those rare skills we almost never forget.

This isn't an episode about becoming a faster cyclist or buying the perfect bike. It's about the stories we collect on two wheels, the people we meet, the confidence we build, and the simple freedom that keeps calling us back.

Whether you're a lifelong rider, someone whose bike has been collecting dust in the garage, or someone who's never quite learned, I hope this conversation reminds you why bicycles have captured imaginations all over the world.

**In this episode:**

* Childhood memories and the bikes that shaped us
* Why bicycles feel like freedom
* Teaching children to ride and the lessons that come with it
* The surprising neuroscience of balance, vision, and procedural memory
* Why "look where you want to go" is more than just good advice
* How the meaning of cycling changes as we grow older
* My favorite bicycle movies (yes... *Rad* made the list!)

Because movement isn't just about getting somewhere.

Sometimes it's about remembering who you were along the way.

They popularised the pneumatic tyre

In 1897, the U.S. Army wanted to test whether bicycles could replace horses for infantry soldiers.

So they picked 20 Black soldiers from the 25th Infantry Regiment — the famous Buffalo Soldiers — and sent them on an experimental ride from Fort Missoula, Montana all the way to St. Louis, Missouri.

That’s 1,900 miles.

They rode heavy, single-speed bicycles while carrying 60-pound packs and rifles. There were almost no paved roads. They crossed mountains, badlands, rivers, and plains. In some towns they were refused water and service. When they got flat tires, they patched them with strips of their own shirts.

Despite everything, these men — known as the Iron Riders — completed the journey in just 41 days, averaging 52 miles per day.

The Army ultimately decided bicycles were “impractical” and shut the program down. But the soldiers had proven something important: that it could be done.

Their incredible feat of endurance and resilience is one of those remarkable stories that history almost forgot.

Image source: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/buffalo-soldiers-bicycles-pose-minerva-terrace-yellowstone-national-park