Neil Beltchenko

About

Ever since I was a kid I have always had a knack for the outdoors, whether that was riding my BMX bike off jumps in the local woods as a little one, or playing every sport imaginable in my teens, to exploring self-supported backpacking in college and discovering the simplicity of the bike, a tool that seemingly can take you anywhere, after college. The great outdoors, be it urban or rural is therapy and I'm happy to have surrounded myself with so much of it in my life. My day job is making content and videos for Bikepacking.com and the Bikepacking.com YouTube channel. My hobby job is just as fun, I like to ride my bike, sometimes really far. Whether that be on day rides, bikepacking an unknown route with friends or racing thought the night. Much of the past 10 years I have tackled self-supported long distance rides including the Colorado and Arizona Trail Races, Tour Divide and many more. These opportunities have helped me explore the depths of myself, my mind and the world as a whole, and I've found that they have given me an incredible perspective and appreciate to this beautiful world. My life goal is forward motion, I seek adventure and success. I tend to exit my comfort zone for curiosity, which helps in times of difficulty and uncertainty.