hailey moore

based in boulder, co


The Radavist •

Otso Warakin Steel Review: A Gravel Bike That Cuts Through the Noise

The field of all-road and gravel bikes may seem crowded, but Otso Cycles always seems to add something new to the conversation with their bikes. In this review, Hailey Moore writes about what sets the Otso Warakin Steel apart among its off-road peers. If you’re a fan of Otso Cycles, Wolf Tooth Components’ Minnesota-based sister bike brand, then you know that all Otso bikes are just a little different. And – in defiance of my southern roots that would have me use “different” as polite euphemism –...
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Red Bull Rampage 2024: The Women Have (Finally) Arrived

Today we’re detouring into the gravity space in the lead-up to the 2024 Red Bull Rampage, the first edition of the event that will feature a women’s category. Hailey Moore shares a brief history of high-profile freeride mountain bike event and how a few of the women involved are thinking about this long-awaited milestone. Later this week, Red Bull will host its iconic freeride mountain bike event, the 2024 Red Bull Rampage, in the desert surrounding Virgin, Utah. Since its 2001 inception, the co...
Passenger •

Travel by Bike: Tips For Bikepacking and Cycle Touring

Bikepacking is and does what it says on the tin. Backpacking on two-wheels, with bags strapped to your bike rather than your… back. A multi-day cycle trip carrying minimal gear and sleeping rough along the route in pursuit of good times found from the saddle. Passenger Ambassador, Hailey Moore is here to give the lowdown on route setting, equipment gathering and space-saving packing tips. She’s worn down tred the world over and has (saddle) bags of experience and a good few stories from the road...
The Radavist •

Rodeo Adventure Labs Shop Visit: Ride. Explore. Create. Better.

Rodeo Adventure Labs was founded as an open-to-anyone team a decade ago by Stephen Fitzgerald and a group of friends in search of less rules and more fun on bikes. Since becoming a production bike company with an emphasis on versatility, customization, and—always—refined design, Rodeo has retained a culture of questioning the norm. Today, Hailey Moore shares a long-form profile of the high points and headwinds Rodeo has navigated over the past ten years, and exciting insights into how the compan...
The Radavist •

Hailey’s 2024 Summer Product Picks

For Hailey Moore, summer in Colorado is a full-steam-ahead season, a fleeting trio of months when the alpine is most accessible. Read on for Hailey’s 2024 Summer Product Picks and a closer look at the gear that keeps her going this time of year. Growing up in North Carolina, I am an appreciator of all four seasons, but summer in Colorado has transformed my understanding of that particular slice of the celestial cycle. Don’t get me wrong, it can still be plenty hot, but climbing to higher elevati...
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Summer Reading List: Outdoor and Adventure Books for the Dog Days

Whether you are lounging waterside or holed up in a tent waiting out a summer storm, a good book is always a welcome companion. Hailey Moore puts her own spin on a summer reading list with nine book recommendations that span the outdoor and adventure genre. Don’t see your favorite? Drop into the comments and share! I recently heard a couple of podcasters lamenting that the “Song of the Summer” concept is dead. One theory they gave is that streaming services have contributed to the fracturing of...
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Grayl GeoPress Ti Purifier Review: Water Filtering ≠ Purifying

Water filtration does not equal water purification: there are different levels to the process of creating safe, clean drinking water. In a review of Grayl’s GeoPress titanium travel purifier, Hailey Moore explains what gets missed by filters alone and why you might consider carrying a purifying system. For summer adventures in Colorado, I always carry a water filter. Numerous pocketable options exist today that stow easily for backcountry riding or alpine running and being able to refill mid-out...
The Radavist •

Ibis Cycles Ripley Review: A First-Timer’s Crash Course in Riding Full Suspension

Before getting to test ride an Ibis Cycles Ripley, Hailey Moore was pretty sure she’d never own a full-suspension bike. Now her feelings are, well, a little squishier. Read on for Hailey’s reflections on how riding a full-suspension mountain bike for the first time challenged her identity as a cyclist and furthered her mountain biking progression. I’ve always chafed a little at the mainstream assumption that the sport of rock climbing is about chasing some brain-chemical rush. Terms like “adren
The Radavist •

Temple Cycles Road 2 Review: The Future Vintage Steel

After an extended hiatus from riding a dedicated road bike, Hailey Moore dips back into the category with a review of UK-based Temple Cycles Road 2. Read on for Hailey’s thoughts on this neo-classic with future vintage ambitions… Despite the current gravel heyday, I have a confession: I love road riding. On the one hand, a breezy cruise on quiet back roads can have all of the sensory leisure of an afternoon picnic. On the other, there’s nothing quite like going full gas on a paved climb, grimac
The Radavist •

The Dust-Up: Enduring Growth and Why I (Still) Want To Race Unbound Gravel

Going into this year’s Unbound Gravel, someone asked Hailey Moore why she was lining up. Turns out, after a bit of thought, the answer was more complicated than she’d expected. Read on as Hailey writes about gravel’s bittersweet growing pains and her motivation for toeing the line for the fourth time in Emporia. I recently finished reading environmentalist writer Bill McKibben’s lane-changing self-reflective chronicle, Long Distance: Testing the Limits of Body and Spirit in a Year of Living Str
The Radavist •

Gas Station Fueling Tips: When Cycling Nutrition Goes Rogue

Even if you’ve never given the phrase “carbs per hour” a second thought (or a first), Hailey Moore would bet that all cyclists have a shared performance goal: we want to feel good while riding. And while performance-focused sports nutrition brands like Skratch Labs have largely catered to the carb-counting crowds, the science of nutrition underpinning their products can still be applied outside of the controlled confines of racing—to bikepacking, randonneuring and other unsupported adventure rid
The Radavist •

Hailey's Crust Bombora: A Work in Progress

Part shape-shifter, part time capsule, Hailey‘s Crust Bikes Bombora has taken many forms. It’s the bike that she got when she first started really getting into bikes, and bike touring, and since then it’s the one she’s altered the most, always finding a way to keep it relevant as her preferences and bike collection evolve. In this somewhat unconventional review, she veers into the sentimental as she highlights some of the setups her Bombora has seen over the past five years. Not gonna lie, when
The Radavist •

Variable Conditions: A Panorama Cycles Torngat Ti Fat Bike Review

This past winter, Hailey Moore got a primer in fat biking while test riding Panorama Cycles’s Torngat Ti. Her review assesses both the bike and the challenge of finding ideal fat biking conditions. Since moving to Colorado over seven years ago, I’ve been getting more into winter. I’ve taken up ski touring on low-risk terrain and (most days) am no longer as embarrassed to descend the hill in front of more seasoned skiers. I’ve developed an appreciation for the little bubble world that gets creat
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Long Term Relationship: A True Love Cycles Heart Breaker Review

After spending nearly six months riding Polish builder True Love Cycle’s Heart Breaker, Hailey Moore pens a long-term review of this drop-bar 29er, and compares and contrasts two vastly different build specs. I first became aware of True Love Cycles about two years ago, when their debut model, the Heart Breaker [sic], appeared on The Radavist. With the assertive stance of a high-clearance 29er contrasted with refined design detailing and drop bars, the bike made a strong impression. The fillet-
The Radavist •

First Ride Review: Veolo Bike Trailer

After a successful Kickstarter campaign at the end of 2023, the Veolo bike trailer is moving to production—available for pre-order now with an expected arrival time of May 2024. Hailey Moore has been looking for an analog system for carrying more commuting cargo by bike and was intrigued by the Veolo’s lightweight build, modest storage footprint, and hefty carrying capacity. Read on for her first-ride review of this German-made bike trailer… Costco is tantalizingly close to my house. I have se
The Radavist •

Mental Detours Part Two: The Italy Divide to Rome and a Dolomites Mini-Tour

In part two of her Reportage from bike touring in Italy, Hailey Moore writes about arriving in Rome and feeling the weight of history in the Eternal City. She and Anton Krupicka also tack on a three-day multi-sport tour in the Dolomite mountains. We left Florence under the breeze-less oppression of a mid-afternoon sun and entered the rolling vineyard-scapes of Tuscany. After a couple hours of ticking off climb after punchy climb, a ripping two-track descent led us into the town Greve in Chianti
The Radavist •

Wearing the Pants: Dovetail Is Making Workwear for Women, By Women

Started in 2018 by the two owners of a landscaping business in Oregon, Dovetail Workwear aim to make “top-to-toe, all-season, all-reason” utility apparel for women. Hailey Moore stumbled upon their work pants at her local hardware store and wanted to know more. Read on for her review of Dovetail’s workwear and thoughts on how the brand’s mission is having an impact beyond the retail space. Changing culture by making women’s-specific utility apparel might sound like some kind of capitalistic-mar
Swift Industries •

Home Grown: Connecting Food to Place by Bike

It’s late January. The dead of winter. Here at Swift HQ in Seattle things are grey, cold & wet. Gardens have mostly been reduced to slick mud and we’re months out from the return of most of our farmer’s markets. Wherever you’re tuning in from it’s likely a similar story. So we asked our friend Hailey Moore to tell us about the Farm Rides series she led in late summer and early fall of last year. Here is her reflection on engaging with the local community through bikes, food & farms. Something we
The Radavist •

Hailey's Favorite Products of 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, Hailey Moore shares the gear that she turned to again and again this year. Read on for the products that have become indispensable in her bike-touring setup, a couple of apparel recommendations, an off-the-bike surprise, and her 2023 Ride Playlist. My partner, Tony, and I had been kicking around the idea of buying a dedicated ultra-light tent for bikepacking for almost a year. But whenever we would revisit the conversation, it would inevitably spiral when we would star
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