Northrock XC00

Upgrading vs Buying New: How I Stretch My Budget As a Bikepacking Adventurer

In a perfect world, I’d walk into a bike shop, point at a shiny $3,000 adventure bike, tap my card, and roll out ready for Iceland, Scotland, or wherever the next trail leads. But that’s not my world — and I know it’s not the world a lot of us live in. Right now, I’m …