If you spend more than five minutes scrolling through your feed these days, most of what we see is perfectly color-graded, heavily curated, or weirdly artificial. It’s exhausting, and sometimes fake. Thankfully, the crew at Quad Lock is looking to cut through the digital noise by backing your authentic stories with some cash.
They just launched their REAL. EPIC. global content series, and they’re putting a $4,000 USD Adventure Fund on the line for the rider who can capture the true, unfiltered vibe of the ride.
Quad Lock is deliberately steering away from AI-generated slop. They want to see the actual ride – the pre-dawn climbs, the bad line choice, the weekend trail sessions with the buddies and the dogs, or that ideal summer trip. It doesn’t matter if you’re on a mountain bike, a gravel bike, or a motorcycle; they just want raw, authentic moments exactly as they happened.
How to Enter
The contest is open globally and runs from June 2 to July 31, 2026. Entering is dead simple:
- Capture your ride: Grab photos or videos of your most epic cycling or moto adventures.
- Write the story: In 100 words or less, tell them what riding actually means to you.
- Submit: Drop your entry over at quadlockcase.net/real-epic.
Once the July 31 deadline hits, you won’t have to worry about a boardroom of corporate suits picking a winner. Instead, the finalists will be put up for a vote by the riding community on Instagram Stories, with the final winner announced in August 2026.
As Jacinta Priest, Quad Lock’s Senior Social Media Manager, puts it:
“Opening the series up, putting $4,000 USD on the line, and letting the community crown the winner felt like the most honest way to celebrate the riders, adventurers, and explorers who make this brand what it is.”
If you’ve got a clip or a photo that captures the real reason you throw a leg over a bike, it’s time to dig it out.