With the rising development for on-bike baggage and the explosion of gravel driving and bikepacking, Merlin are delighted to have the ability to add Apidura to our vary right here. Out there on-line for fast delivery, or to view in our Chorley showroom, Apidura have been utilized by a number of the greatest riders all around the world. Whether or not or not it’s for an area gravel trip, or an enormous trans-continental journey, Apidura have choices accessible for all.
We sit down with Dean Hill from Apidura to search out out extra concerning the model, what they’re about, and a dive into their luggage.
We imagine the most effective adventures begin with the suitable necessities. Designed with precision and goal, our merchandise are made to assist riders, explorers, and on a regular basis journeys alike. We’re excited to start this new partnership with Merlin, and hope it is going to encourage and empower much more individuals to hunt out new adventures. Dean Hill, Apidura
Apidura are an unbiased, family-run enterprise of cyclists, makers, and drawback solvers, united by a shared mission to carry accountable journey to a group of like-minded cyclists. Our ultralight carry options, born from necessity, assist us take our love of biking additional and permit riders to unlock their intuition for journey.
Our enterprise, and the way we run it, is the results of our option to method the world in a means that aligns with the bikepacking rules of treading calmly, constructing connections, and taking duty and possession for all elements of our adventures.
We’re in pursuit of fixed ahead progress in direction of higher adventures, for a rising group of like-minded individuals who share our perception {that a} extra sustainable and cyclical method to merchandise and practices is our future.
The Apidura Design Ethos
Our merchandise are Constructed to Final and are Designed for Restore. Since prolonging a product’s helpful lifespan reduces the necessity to use extra sources to supply new merchandise, we’ve put longevity on the coronary heart of our sustainability ethos. Each story of a pack well-used, fastened, worn and refurbished is an indication {that a} product resides as much as our values.
Constructed to Final
Our supplies, processes, and manufacturing strategies are all designed to reject deliberate obsolescence and prioritise long-term sturdiness. We construct our packs to go the space – whether or not it’s a weekend journey or journey all over the world. Each pack is constructed utilizing Welded Waterproof expertise, delivering dependable waterproofing, lowered weight, and enhanced structural power. Constructed to final, constructed for journey.
Designed for Restore
Designing packs that may be repaired means fewer wasted supplies and longer adventures. One of many advantages of repairing packs is that we get an perception into the way in which our packs are used and varied methods they get broken – perception that’s fed again into our design and improvement course of. Every pack that is available in tells a narrative. Tales that our product staff learn like forensic investigators; an overloaded pack, restricted clearance resulting in tire rub or crash injury are all recognized and repaired.
Supporting the Scene – Races & Occasions Supported by Apidura
Bikepacking has the potential to be recognised globally as an inclusive and low-impact sport. Apidura goals to play a component in realising these ambitions by actively partnering with bikepacking occasions that maintain sustainable, accessible and protected practices at their coronary heart.
We’re proud to sponsor plenty of fastidiously chosen occasions that permit individuals all over the world to expertise bikepacking races with out having to cross continents. This has develop into more and more vital to encourage cyclists to think about worldclass biking challenges with out the necessity to fly into a distinct a part of the world.
The occasions we assist embrace:
The TransContinental Bursary
Apidura contributes towards the TCR bursary, which helps new riders with the sources they should compete. The bursary has helped make it doable for 12 cyclists who in any other case could not have been capable of tackle this problem, to make it to the beginning line. Apidura has been a part of the bursary since its inception and can proceed to assist the work finished by the TCR and different like-minded companions working to develop our group.
Our Merchandise
Precision Crafted Technical Tools
By specializing in operate and embracing a precision crafted method that integrates expertise and trendy fabrication strategies, Apidura has raised the usual for bikepacking gear. We work carefully with suppliers all over the world, together with the USA, Europe and Asia, to supply superior supplies to assist our designs. Our packs are precision crafted by our manufacturing companions in China and the Philippines, the place we’re capable of work with extremely expert craftspeople and make use of leading edge expertise to remain on the forefront of innovation.
Light-weight, Waterproof & Sturdy
Bikepacking tools is your lifeline on the street and within the backcountry. To maintain your gear protected and dry, luggage have to be waterproof and sturdy, and to take care of bike dealing with they have to be light-weight and balanced. We work instantly with main manufacturing companions (or textile mills) to develop our personal supplies to be utterly waterproof and intensely sturdy with out extra bulk and use options like invisible labyrinth air valves so as to add operate with out including weight or complexity.
Operate-First Design
We imagine in designing to resolve particular issues and including solely the options that carry purposeful advantages and improve the usability of our merchandise. That is balanced with eradicating complexity to make sure designs work as effectively once you’re mid-adventure as they do for the commute or night trip with pals.
Store the complete vary of Apidura bikepacking tools right here at Merlin Cycles
