S’mores Stories: No FTPs, Just Bad Ideas

Meet ambassadors Adrian Andrada and Erik Bragg. Neither of them came to talk about wattages, marginal gains, or your FTP. Instead, they started with a questionable AI prompt, “I want to leave my house with everything I need including a packraft, tent, and a loaded Canyon Grizl. I want to bike and camp and float to Portland, OR. There must be things that are impossible to do without a raft” and healthy dose of optimism.

Spoiler: there were rapids.

This is adventure cycling. It’s a chaotic, lo-fi ode to leaving the pavement behind, getting weird in the wilderness, and finding out what lies just on the other side of comfort.

Episode 1: S'mores and campfire stories set the stage for an epic bikepacking and packrafting expedition down the Lower Deschutes River! Watch now.

Episode 2: From a 24-hour train ride and steep descents to test-paddling in Bend, the journey into the 100-mile gorge begins. Watch now.

Episode 3: Disaster strikes early with the rapids, prompting a makeshift repair attempt and local river wisdom. Watch now.

Episode 4: Portaging past deadly rapids on foot and braving tough whitewater, FINDOUT how this ends. Watch now.

Ready to make your own questionable decisions off road? Grab a Grizl and take the first pedal.