12/11/2023 0 Comments Gato highland lynx![]() ![]() ![]() GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Outdoor Research Bivvy, selected largely because it’s light and has an integrated midge net. Also carrying a small runner’s pack with a bladder, as I find this much easier to drink from when off-road. Also swapped out the handlebars for some wider drops (Ritchey Venturemax XL) to add a bit more slow-speed stability.īAGS: Bags all by Alpkit (as is probably 90% of my gear!) – 13L saddle and handlebar bags and 6L frame bag. My friend Matt kindly built me up a new front wheel, allowing me to push the frame clearance to its limit and run a 2.8″ tyre up front and a 2.6″ tyre out back, both Schwalbe Nobby Nics on 27.5″ DT Swiss rims. Made a few changes to the setup from the Dales Divide last month – switched to a 1x drivetrain, so it’s a mix from Shimano GRX 11-42 out back and a 30T Deore up front. Andrew Broadway Age 40 / Edinburgh, ScotlandīIKE: Testing out the saying that the best bike is the one you have, I’ll riding by trusted Genesis Vagabond. I have just bought some Specialized Recon 2 shoes, and I’m very impressed with how easy they are to walk and hike in, which could be a massive saving grace on the hike-a-bike sections. To supplement night riding, I’m also carrying a Patagonia Nano-Air hoody to hopefully keep me warm. I’m taking an Exposure 6 pack and Diablo, as I expect that I will be riding in the dark as much as possible. I’m trying to keep the weight down, so the majority of my weight is dehydrated expedition meals that I will be carrying along with a stove in my backpack and a power bank for my Garmin. GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: I have been generously been lent a lightweight tent, mat, midge net, head torch from good friend, James Eldridge. Apidura road frame bag modified to fit, Alpkit top tube bag, and an old CamelBak HAWG rucksack. It’s a bike designed for short and fast XC races, so it will be interesting to see how it holds up during this event.īAGS: Wayward Riders dropper post harness with Ortlieb dry bag, and Ortlieb dry bar bag on the bars. I’m running stock ENVE M525 wheels along with a Schwable 2.25 and 2.35 tyre combo and a SRAM XX1 Eagle 12s groupset. The only change to the stock configuration is a set of Ergon GP3 grips and a 27.2 Brand X dropper post. Everything on the bike is designed to go fast and be light. Modified Convoy S2 lamps (one on my helmet and one on the bike).Īlex Berry Age 40 / Disley, Peak District (UK)īIKE: I will be riding my 2019 Cannondale F-Si Hi Mod World Cup Team Replica with a carbon lefty Ocho fork (which I have wrapped with 10 meters of frame protection). I’ll use Garmin InReach 66 for both navigation and tracking and Wahoo Roam for numbers and as a backup. GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: My discovery of this year are SQlab 711 R grips, which are a perfect middle ground between flat and round grips. It rolls on VYTYV aviator XC wide wheelset and I’ll add some Vittoria Barzos 29 x 2.25″ tires.īAGS: All bags are JackPack bikepacking, few prototypes. The drivetrain and brakes are Shimano XT together with some Garbaruk bling. Aleksander Pachulski Age 26 / Sopot, PolandīIKE: I’ll be racing HT550 on my Trek supercaliber 9.8. GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1 tent. Osprey Tallon 22 backpack for more efficient hike-a-bike. Reverb dropper post.īAGS: Ortlieb handlebar bag and seatpack. Alan Goldsmith Age 58 / Wiltshire, England (UK)īIKE: 2018 Trek Top Fuel 9.8 with SRAM Eagle 1x (30 oval x 10/52), XT Brakes, Maxxis Ardent 2.25 tyres. Scroll through to get a good look at all the rigs rig and then head over to the 2022 Highland Trail 550 event page to follow along live when they roll out in the morning. With the help of Alan and the participants, we’ve gathered bike and gear details for nearly 50 folks who are taking on the HT550 this year. There are a handful of familiar names on the roster, including Elizabeth Sampey, Angus Young, Naomi Freireich, Phillipa Battye, route creator Alan Goldsmith, and regular contributor Huw Oliver. There are currently around 70 riders registered for the grand depart, which takes off from the small village of Tyndrum tomorrow at 9 a.m. The 550-mile route takes some of Scotland’s most rugged, remote, and beautiful backcountry via a stitchwork of rocky and rowdy singletrack, racking up some 50,000 feet of vertical gain along the way. The Highland Trail 550 (HT550) is one of the most prestigious bikepacking events in the UK, if not the world, attracting some of the best ultra-endurance athletes year after year. ![]()
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