About Us

At Relentless Components, we exist to help you explore. Gear matters—but it shouldn’t be the focus or take away from the experience. Ideally your equipment disappears into the background and lets you fully immerse yourself in the journey.

Relentless was born from thousands of miles on dirt. Tour Divide, Colorado Trail, Baja Divide, Trans-Iowa, and countless journeys under the cooking sun or night stars shaped the ideas and products.  Unable to be content with our setups, we were always driven to ask “how can this be simpler, more reliable, or more fun?”

Our best ideas come while pedaling, and we’re driven to make products that elevate the ride—not distract from it. We love bikepacking, we love self-powered adventure, and we love when the gear gets out of the way and the moment takes over.

Relentless Components are designed, developed, and tested in the field, because we're bikepackers first and builders second. Every product reflects our obsession with durability, simplicity, and performance.

We also collaborate with soft goods makers, designing hard goods and mounting standards that allow them to craft bags that fit seamlessly, giving you a more dialed and trustworthy system for your adventures.

Sean Mailen – Owner / Engineer / Bikepacker-in-Chief

Mechanical engineer by training, product designer by passion, and bikepacker by nature.

Relentless started taking shape somewhere on the Tour Divide, Colorado Trail, Outlaw Tour, and even the Trans-Iowa. I spent over a decade as a design engineer at Salsa Cycles, collaborating with a dream team at the heart of the bikepacking movement. From the Anything Cage and Anything Cradle, to Wanderlust Racks, Woodchipper, Warbird, and Cutthroat, we translated real-world miles into innovative solutions.

Now, my full-time gig is designing things that go squish (suspension
systems) at MRP, but late nights and endless curiosity birthed Relentless—a place where deep bikepacking experience meets purposeful product design.

Ambassadors

Brett Davis – Head of Beating the Crap Out of Things

In Brett’s words: “I don’t abuse it—I just use it.”

Brett has pedaled, paddled, hiked, and climbed across the globe. A respected voice in the outdoor community, he’s spent some years with more nights in a tent than at home.  With countless miles across the globe (i.e. Tour Divide, Colorado Trail, Ride Across America, Outlaw Tour, Baja Tour, etc.) Brett puts gear through the wringer—because he must.

As our lead field tester (aka Head of the “I just use it” division), he gives us real, no-BS feedback on what works and what doesn’t. He’s always on the next trip, and we’re just trying to keep up.