Ben is the Founder ofThe Small Monsters Project, a Non-Profit committed to reducing the stigma around mental health challenges and to provide education around head injuries. Ben talks about the joy cycling, and especially group rides, brings him every day.
Spring mountain biking is here. And everyone is talking about it. But sometimes we don't understand everything they're saying. So we compiled all the mountain bike terms and definitions you need to know to stay up to date this summer.
Whenever mountain biking friends want to come to Vermont, they ask about the Kingdom Trails. And rightly so. The KTA has built and maintains over 100+ miles of trails. But the KTA is not the only place in Vermont with destination-worthy mountain biking. Peggy shares suggestions of the best places to go mountain biking in Vermont for everyone from beginners to advanced riders.
We’re launching a new collab bike bottle with Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA). VMBA has made mountain biking in Vermont what it is today, so we interviewed Adam Morse, director of a VMBA chapter Fellowship of the Wheel for his take on how VMBA and its chapters support the mountain biking community.
Interested in learning how to bikepack? Ali Becker shares stories from her first big bikepacking adventure and some tips for others so you can feel confident and get ready for your first bikepacking trip.
Events are such a great way for us to learn and hear from you. We love the conversations on the road! April 18th kicked off the event season here at Bivo at Sea Otter Classic. Our team also went to Rasputitsa, Whisky Off Road, and the Boston Outdoor Expo.
Molly Peters coaches the women’s and men’s cross country running team and the women’s and men’s nordic ski teams at St. Michael’s College. She has been actively fighting for men and women to race equal distances for the two sports she coaches for the past four years.
Rasputitsa 2024 is underway and, today, we brought on Heidi Myers, one of the co-founders of the notorious gravel race. Heidi shares her story of how she built a community of gravel riders and what principles the community is based on.
How heavy are metal Bivo water bottles compared to plastic bottles? This blog post compares the two cycling water bottles and discusses how the team at Bivo made a lightweight cycling bottle that makes drinking easy.
Duncan Covey is a 25 year old endurance cyclist and adventurer from the South West of the UK. In April 2024, he began a 40,000km, year long journey around the world by bike, leaving behind the predictable routine of the 9-5 in an attempt to explore and tell the stories of the world beyond his back yard.
How fast can you chug 21oz of water? That's what we set out to find out one morning. The three fastest Bivo team members each chugged their bottles as quickly as they could, finishing with a time of 26 seconds even. Can you beat the Bivo team? The first 5 to beat us get laser engraved cycling water bottles.