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Brendan Collier

@brendancollier.bsky.social
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Dad shirt enthusiast, fabricator, and creator of the Stagecoach 400 bikepacking route. Powered ⚡️ by Tern Bicycles

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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Unsolicited love letter from a Stagecoach 400 finisher: “Brendan thank you for creating this and believing in meg to keep it going. I can't express what a profound effect it's had on my life. (It's literally a bike ride dude) 🤣😭”
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Gooood morning!
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Morning on a bikepacking trip in the Mojave Desert outside Joshua Tree National Park
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
My most ambitious bikepacking trip with the Orox to date— out in the Mojave Desert along a portion of the Golden Jackrabbit route. Touring with pedal assist + huge cargo capacity on the Tern meant I could carry more than I normally do— more comfortably. @ternbicycles.com
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 25/01/2026
A tiny class of digital overlords and their political allies are seeking to end democracy so they can extract rents with no constraints, writes @kennystancil.bsky.social of @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social.
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All all the Ways You Are Paying for the AI Buildout
The proliferation of both AI software (i.e., seemingly immaterial computational tools) and hardware (i.e., the resource-intensive and highly polluting infrastructure underpinning those tools) is driving up the costs of necessities now and in the future.
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
“With a changing climate, a route that’s often in flux, and a rotation of new riders, the Stagecoach 400 sometimes feels like a snapshot in time.” Read my story about evolution on the Stagecoach 400 bikepacking.com/plog/moving-...
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Moving with Time: The Evolution of the Stagecoach 400
In this piece, Stagecoach 400 co-founder Brendan Collier reflects on the event's ongoing history and evolution...
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Some highlight photos from the 2025 Stagecoach 400. This year’s event was marked by great weather, strong riding, and Meg’s new Figure 8 course, which brought some new challenges & rewards, and stretched out the mileage to 400 miles again.
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
“ The trees won’t be harmed, if the Lorax is armed” 🤗
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Yucca Valley, and Idyllwild in the distance
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The Stagecoach400 Sideshow took off from Idyllwild this morning with about 11 riders on the “Classic” clockwise loop of the route. The weather forecast looks great for riding in every corner of the route. #bikepacking #stagecoach400 @bikepackingcom.bsky.social @eskercycles.bsky.social
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
A couple shots from the Codex Cookout this past weekend- super fun skateboarding event hosted at a DIY spot in a ditch. Hemet, CA #skateboarding
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Some skate shots from the other night. All it takes is some work lights, a generator, and a pleasant disposition.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in DenverZoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
It was an open secret that Dolly Parton had a home in Idyllwild for decades. She spent time in town & often toured SoCal but kept a low profile. I worked on her campervan a few years back but was told not to mention it publicly or take photos of it at the time. www.realtor.com/news/celebri...
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Sharing a little happiness— longer days mean after work bike rides and melting snow!
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Some more from the Desert Collective. Wonder Valley.
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Bikepacking. Bike touring. Whatever you want to call it here’s some quick selections from the route I created in Wonder Valley (outside 29 Palms) called the Golden Jackrabbit.
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The Desert Collective is a series of new bikepacking routes I’m working on. These routes tell stories from the land— this is one of them. theradavist.com/jackrabbit-h...
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Jackrabbit Homesteads – Brendan Collier
As an introduction to an upcoming series of bikepacking routes, Brendan Collier tells the story of his experience in Wonder Valley, a small community in the Mojave Desert east of Joshua Tree and Twent...
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
1. Moments my sons like each other make my heart happy. 2. Family desert hikes also make my heart happy. 3. Somehow I ended up inside TWO of these weird flood control tubes in the same day.
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Found this spillover channel whilst searching for bandit singletrack in La Quinta #mtb #laquinta
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
We bring a particular type of energy to the skate park. #skateboarding #beginnerskate #familyskateboarding #palmsprings
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Having a frame bag means extra room for grapefruits #laquinta #mtb #nobodylikesgrapefruitsbutme
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Got a hankering for some civil engagement? Check out 5calls.org if you are not already familiar. The site lays out a number of issues you might care to contact your voice your concerns about (42 when I checked today) and then provides a helpful portal to quickly connect with your representatives.
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
When should I use bsky vs Flashes? Anyway here’s some fresh handlebars for the @ternbicycles.com Orox. The Tumbleweed Persuader bars are super comfy.
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Built this portable micro ramp to bring #dadskating wherever we go.
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Self-sustained, solar powered bike camper in Joshua Tree. It has an interior cot for sleeping; the electrical system is powered by solar panels + a windmill which charges the dual battery @surlybikes Skid Loader tow vehicle. #diybiketrailer #bikepacking #solarpoweredbikepacking #ebikepacking #ebike
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
My Jackrabbit Homesteads story is on the Internet. This series of bike routes I’m working on have more to do with the stories told on the land, rather than the riding we do there. Maybe by riding there we understand, and remember, those stories a bit better. theradavist.com/jackrabbit-h...
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Jackrabbit Homesteads
As an introduction to an upcoming series of bikepacking routes, Brendan Collier tells the story of his experience in Wonder Valley, a small community in the Mojave Desert east of Joshua Tree and T…
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Earl, my @ternbicycles.com Orox in off-road commuter mode on my way home from work last night.
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Tern Bicycles @ternbicycles.com · 28/01/2025
"I’m really enjoying the new #TernOrox so far— this is a pic from my commute home from work this evening. We’d normally have snow by now, but we’ve had an unseasonably warm start to winter, and I’m not at all mad about it. And here's me tinkering with my firewood gathering setup 👀" ~ Brendan Collier
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The UK (spicier) edition of Amanda’s book landed today
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
A stop on the forthcoming Chuckwalla Loop of the desert collective bike touring routes: Desert Steve Ragsdale’s illegal (and empty) gravesite - see more info on socalbikepacking.com
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Practice shots with a new to me vintage lens I found on eBay. 135mm f2.8
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Meet & greet event with bestselling author A Rae Dunlap 6pm this Saturday at Speakeasy Books in Idyllwild!
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Brendan Collier @brendancollier.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Brand new to this platform with a brand new bikepacking route: The Golden Jackrabbit. socalbikepacking.com/desert-colle...
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Golden Jackrabbit Loop
This route uncovers the fascinating history of the Small Tract Act of 1938, and explores the remnants of the once-thriving gold mines where artifacts of the past still linger amongst breathtaking d…
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