On a Bike
Not a hike. Not a run. Eight Black Hills summits — Terry Peak, Crow Peak, Bear Mountain, the high rim — taken on two wheels, loaded, on dirt.
8 Over 7 · Finisher Tradition
The only summit ladder you ride.
One weekend. Calendar year. Eight summits. Self-supported.
Summit challenges are usually long, slow, and on foot. The 14ers. The NH 48. The Adirondack 46. Pick them off across a season — sometimes a lifetime.
8 Over 7 is none of that. It's the Black Hills' answer to the great summit lists, but compressed into a single weekend on a loaded bike. Four rules make it what it is.
Not a hike. Not a run. Eight Black Hills summits — Terry Peak, Crow Peak, Bear Mountain, the high rim — taken on two wheels, loaded, on dirt.
Friday roll-out to Sunday finish. Three days, three pushes. No season-long checklist. No bag-em-when-you-can. One continuous weekend.
All eight summits inside a single calendar year. The clock resets January 1. Each year's finishers are their own class.
Your bike. Your food. Your bivy. Your call. There is no SAG, no aid station, no entry fee. You earn the route or you don't.
Finish 8 Over 7 in a calendar year and you've earned a seat at the journal.
Tim R. of Acme Bikes hosts a leather-bound Ride Log at the shop in the Black Hills. Every rider who completes the route in one weekend, inside a single calendar year, is invited to come sign it — write your name, your weekend dates, the line that stuck with you. Tell the story. Document the quest.
The journal is where the route stops being a GPX file and becomes an oral tradition.
After you sign, Tim R. hands you a leather patch of lasting recognition.
Hand-stamped leather. Ride year, summit count, and the 8 Over 7 mark. Stitch it to a frame bag, a hat, a jacket — anywhere it'll outlast the ride.
All eight summits, one weekend, inside a single calendar year. Self-supported.
During shop hours, no appointment needed. Find the shop →
Name. Weekend dates. The story you want the next rider to read.
Stitch it where it'll be seen on the next ride.
Every rider who's signed the journal, by year. The list grows one weekend at a time.
May 15–17, 2026 · 16 finishers
— signed in the Acme Bikes Ride Log, Black Hills, 2026
Your name belongs here. Pick a weekend, point the bike at Cheyenne Crossing, finish what you start.