Precision Crafted, Adventure Proven
As Apidura launches its first bags designed for everyday life instead of bikepacking adventures, we take a look back at its journey through the years and the milestones that have culminated in the creation of the City Series, inspired by adventure and designed for modern city life.
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ADVENTURE PROVEN
2013
Apidura Founded
After finding existing gear lacking for her own bikepacking needs at the Tour Divide, Tori Fahey launches Apidura to create high quality, technically advanced bikepacking gear. This need-driven, product-led approach will come to define the company.
June 2014
Backcountry Series Launches
After a year of testing, failing, learning and even more testing, the first products are ready; the Backcountry Series is born.
Summer 2014
First Race Wins
Mike Hall and Juliana Buhring win the inaugural Trans Am Bike Race, a non-stop 6,800 km race across the USA, with both choosing to use the newly launched Backcountry packs.
August 2015
The Transcontinental Race
Apidura begins its support of Mike Hall’s Transcontinental Race, a 4,000 km race across Europe with no fixed route. The relationship between Apidura and the Transcontinental Race remains central to the brand today.
March 2016
Expedition Series Launches
Apidura creates the world’s first fully waterproof bikepacking packs. The culmination of a hard journey that involved designing a whole new fabric as well as bringing welded construction to bike luggage.
June 2016
Collaboration with Rapha
Apidura teams up with the market-leading UK clothing brand, Rapha, to produce a limited series of packs and reach a whole new audience of road cyclists.
Summer 2016
Mike Hall Sets More Records
As a now well-established friend of Apidura, Mike Hall sets a still unbeaten record on the Tour Divide using Apidura packs, including prototypes that would go on to influence future designs.
Summer 2016
So Does Kristof Allegaert
On the road, Kristof wins his record third Transcontinental Race, again using Apidura packs. He also begins to directly influence design decisions for this emerging style of racing.
2017
Kasja Tylen Sets the Year Record
Kasja beats the 78-year-old standing Guinness World Record for the number of miles cycled in one year by a woman, riding 52,025.09 km over the year, using Expedition packs.
Summer 2018
Jenny Graham breaks the Round-the-World Record
Apidura ambassador and friend Jenny Graham sets the Guinness World Record for the fastest self-supported circumnavigation of the world by bike, using Expedition packs and completing her ride in just 124 days.
December 2018
Racing Series Launches
The world’s first race-specific bikepacking range. Designed working closely with Kristof Allegaert and again requiring the creation of a completely new material to meet the demanding requirements of ultra-distance racers.
Summer 2019
Ian Walker Sets the Fastest Crossing of Europe Record
Dr Ian Walker rides from the Northernmost point of Europe to the Southernmost point in just 16 days, 20 hours and 59 minutes, setting a new world record for the fastest bicycle crossing of Europe.
Summer 2019
Fiona Kolbinger Wins the Transcontinental Race
Relative ‘unknown’ Fiona Kolbinger becomes the first woman to win the Transcontinental Race outright, using the Apidura Racing Series. The Racing Series will be seen on the podium of almost every other self-supported ultra-distance road race this year.
Autumn 2019
Repairs Program Expands
Apidura brings it’s long-standing repairs program to stores and race finishes, offering free drop off and repair on any gear that needs it.
July 2020
City Series Launches
Taking everything learned from creating the world’s most technically advanced bikepacking kit and breaking records over nearly a decade, Apidura launches its first non-bikepacking bags, designed for seamlessly navigating city life.
