Together

The Silk Road Mountain Race is arguably one of the most extreme off road bikepacking races in the world, taking riders from 20º to 110ºF, from the high desert to snowy, hypoxic mountain passes in Kyrgyzstan. For 2024, Erin Poland and Jono Freeman will be racing in the pairs category. I tagged along on one of their training days in Beacon, NY on one of the Soft Rock Hard Times routes, a short train ride away from New York City Music - Erland Cooper “Cattie-Face for Isla“ Camera/sound/edit/everything else - Conan Thai