Crusher EX Season is Open
It’s time to CRUSH IT. EX season kicks off at 12:00am Friday morning. Who’s gonna be the first one out? Passport and GPX downloads are now available! Click below to download the 2022 EX/Bikepack Passport DOWNLOAD PASSPORT Click below to download the 2022 EX/Bikepack GPX files DOWNLOAD .GPX Files
Everything You Need to Know on EX Opening Day
SELF-SUPPORTED ETHOS After a while we’ll start to sound like a broken record but you need to be reminded. You are on your own. No one is out there to save you. GPS is required. We do not provide signage. Road rules apply at all times. Leave no trace ethics must be followed. You won’t see volunteers. You’re on [...]
Bikepacking The Crusher-Ex
With the way Crusher has evolved every year bikepacking feels like a natural fit - so we added some options. Out of the gate you could bikepack the EX225, EX-BIKEPACK, or ask me to put together a longer custom route. In this post I’m going to focus on the EX-BIKEPACK because I bikepacked it a few weeks ago. Here [...]
Recommended Gear
You agree to abide by the self supported ethos and to obey the rules at all times. You should carry all items on the recommended gear list. You should not plan to share gear with a partner. You have to be fully self-sufficient. Things go wrong. Gear breaks. Friends quit. Redundancy = having a backup plan. GPS units crash. [...]
MS, EX, and Bikepack: What you need to know
Crusher Culture The Crusher now offers three options for adventure: Mass Start (07.16.2022), EX (07.01.2022 - 09.30.2022), and Bikepack (07.01.2022 - 09.30.2022). The Crusher welcomes all riders to explore U.P. gravel, two-tracks, and wilderness at their own pace. Some will come to race. Others will come for the adventure, and a chance to put a green dot next to [...]
Mass Start Basecamp: Otter Lake Campground
https://otterlakemichigan.com/ E7609 Otter Lake Road Munising, Mi 49862 855-723-3662 playatotterlake@gmail.com Otter Lake Campground is included in your event registration. We reserved the whole place for the weekend. Sites are being assigned on a first come-first serve basis. Check-in: After 2:00pm, Friday, July 15th, 2022. You will check-in at the campground office. Race operations and camp operations will [...]