Bikes of Bohemian Border Bash Race 2025

Tobias Sickert

Age: 23

Cap number: 63

Location: Saxony, Germany

Bike: Ridley Kanzo Adventure Alu

Key items of kit: Bike: GRX 610 1x12, 38t chainring, default wheelset, Schwalbe G-One Bite 50mm, SON dynamo, SON front & rear light Bags: Apidura Racing Bold-On Top Tube Pack 1l & Racing Frame Pack 4l, Ortlieb Fork Packs 5,8l, Blackburn Outpost Elite 10l Gear: Garmin Edge 830, Decathlon bivi, Exped Ultra 3 mattress, Exped Comfort OC sleeping bag + Cotton Liner, Gore-Tex Shakedry Jacket, Patagonia Micro Puff Jacket, USWE Outlander 3 + 1,5l bladder

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Stefan Bracht

Age: 55

Cap number: 53

Location: Koenigsdorf, Germany

Bike: I ride a Bombtrack Hook EXT-C (2021) with 27.5” DT Swiss carbon wheels and Vittoria Mezcal 2.1” tyres, set up tubeless with Muc-Off sealant. This setup combines stability, comfort and efficiency – ideal for long and demanding mixed-terrain rides

Key items of kit: Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS brakes and shifters, SRAM Eagle AXS rear derailleur, SRAM Force crankset with power meter (36T), 12-speed 10–52 cassette

Cockpit & Comfort: Redshift Kitchen Sink handlebar, Redshift Quick Release aerobars, Redshift ShockStop stem & seatpost

Lighting & Power: SON dynamo hub with The Plug USB charger, Lupine SL AF front light, Lupine Rotlicht rear light, Wahoo ELEMNT Roam v2, additional power banks

Luggage setup: Tailfin Aeropack, Tailfin Top-Tube Bag, Tailfin Frame Bag, Tailfin Down Tube Bag, Revelate Designs Handlebar Harness

Sleep system: Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 Bikepack tent, Sea to Summit Ether Light XT Insulated ASC Mat, Sea to Summit Spark -1 °C Down Sleeping Bag (Large)

Hydration: Cyclite Race Backpack with 2.5 l Fidlock bladder + two 750 ml Fidlock bottles

Luxury items: Dates, salted nuts & the Restrap Hike-a-Bike Harness – simple but effective, and always keeping me going

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Mario

Age: 44

Cap number: 30

Location: Austria

Bike: My bike is a Vpace titanframe with a carbon fork and carbon wheel. The shifter is a SRAM AXS with a10-52 cassette and a 38 chainring. The frontwheel has a SON dynamo . My framebag, toptubebag and the aero frontbag are from cyclite , the sadlbag is from Ortlieb.

Key items of kit: My key item is my light, which is from Sinewave . With this light I am able to charge my Garmin and my phone.

Frame type: Hardtail - Fully Rigid

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Felix Pflanzl

Age: 40

Cap number: 39

Location: Switzerland

Bike: Thömus Sliker X Ultimate, SRAM Red AXS, Custom Wheelset, SONdeluxe Dynamo Hub

Key items of kit: Cyclite Frame Bags & Food Pouch, Evoc Frame Bag, Tailfin Aeropack

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Jorrit Kelderman

Age: 50

Cap number: 46

Location: Leiderdorp, The Netherlands

Bike: Salsa Warbird - Shimano GRX Di2, Shimano 30-46 front, SRAM 36-11 back. FastForward Drift wheels, 45mm Schwalbe RX Pro tires, SON dynamo Hub in front wheel. Redshift suspension stem. Aerobars on Fred Bar.

17kg, excl. water and food.

Key items of kit: Restrap aerobar bag, Tailfin top tube and frame bag, Apidura saddle bag, Restrap hydration vest with 2L bladder. Sinewave Beacon front light and B+M rear light. OR Helium bivy, Sea to Summit Ether Light XR mat, RAB Mythic Ultra 360 sleeping bag.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Alexander Bestmann

Age: 38

Cap number: 57

Location: Kiel (Germany)

Bike: Cannondale Topstone 4, upgraded with SRAM AXS Groupset (Rival and GX Eagle), Ritchey handlebar, Profile Design Aerobars, Schwalbe G-One Overland tyres on DT Swiss wheels.

Special upgrade for bbbr: 36T Wofltooth Ring.

Key items of kit: Mix of Cyclite and Restrap bags, two Supernova front lights (one backup), fenix headlamp, CatEye rear light, Garmin Edge 530 and two Anker power banks for charging (20k mAh each).

Favorite Item: Albion Visibility Cargo Vest.

Christian Klemm

Age: 49

Cap number: 45

Location: Falkensee

Bike: Ritchey Ultra. 12speed. 34(oval)x10-51 GRX-822 Shimano drivetrain. 4-Piston XT-Breaks. 29x2.1 Mezcals on AlloyRims. SON28/Hope Pro 5 Hubs. Sinewave Beacon frontlight.

Key items of kit: Full kit of Revelate Design bags. Sleepingkit is bivy bag, sleeeping pad, sleeping bag, nothing special.

Frame type: Hardtail - Fully Rigid

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Tomas Rybar

Age: 44

Cap number: 36

Location: Praha

Bike: Cynyon Grail

Key items of kit: Garmin edge Deda handelbar Fenix lights

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

De Keyser Bert

Age: 57

Cap number: 52

Location: Belgium

Bike: Rodeo Labs Traildonkey 4.0 carbon Sram Force combo X01/XX1 12 speed (10-50) Wheels : Ffwd Drift carbon 700c – DT Swiss 350 – XDR body Tyres : Tufo Thundero 44mm Sadlle : Ergon SR Pro M/L

Key items of kit: Apidura Racing Bolt-on Top Tube Pack (1L) Apirdura Maap handlebar Pack Restrap hike&bike Ortlieb Seat Pack QR Ortlieb Frame Pack Top Tube Lezyne Mega drive 2400+ & rearlight // Lezyne power pack XL Topped with a set of hopefully strong NON shaved legs

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

John Wedlake

Age: 38

Cap number: 25

Location: Prague, CZ

Bike: Cicli Bonanno Stay Loco Custom, Dura Ace/GRX Di2 mix, Hunt GRC 40 wheelset with Schwalbe G-One RX Pro 45mm front and rear.

Key items of kit: Tailfin aeropack and frame bags, Exposure lights front and rear, Quoc Shoes and Albion kit of course ;-)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Tero Niemelä

Age: 35

Cap number: 41

Location: Finland

Bike: Bike: Salsa Cutthroat Tyres: Contintal Race King 2.2" Fork: Rockshox Sid 100mm Transmission: Modified 1x11 Sram Apex with Ratio Technology 12speed kit. 34t chainring and 10-52 casette Wheelset: Nextie carbon rims with Dt Swiss 350 rearhub and Sp dynamo front

Key items of kit: Bags: Revelate Designs saddlebag, Magtank 2000. I made the other bags myself from Ultra 200 fabric Sleeping kit: Lanshan 1pro tent, Cumulus Xlite 300 sleepingbag and Thermarest uberlite pad.

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Max Theisen

Age: 31

Cap number: 29

Location: Braunschweig, Germany

Bike: Giant Revolt Advanced carbon frame, Leeze AC i24 Allroad wheels with Schwalbe Thunder Burt 2.1 tubeless tyres, Shimano GRX 810 2x11 groupset – 48/32 FSA crankset in 170 mm, Shimano Deore XT 11-40 cassette, PRO Discover 30° flare gravel handlebars in 42 cm

Key items of kit: Profile Design aerobars, Cateye lights [2x GVolt 70.1 in front (once on cockpit and once on helmet) and ViZ450 in back], bags and bottle cages from Zéfal, Zeitgeist Outdoor Ultra fit 4 backpack with DORNNA 1.5 l hydration bladder, sleeping system from Decathlon: MT500 Air sleeping pad and MT900 10°C down sleeping bag + down jacket

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Vincent Eichhorn

Age: 22

Bike: Ridley Kanzo Adventure AL

Key items of kit: Custom Rack, Ortlieb Fork Bags, Ortlieb Dry-Pack, Brooks Scape Framebags

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Kai von Krbek

Age: 39

Cap number: 26?

Location: Berlin

Bike: Velotraum Finder with Rohloff Speedhub on 584rims, tubeless setup, front tyre Continental Dubnital in 60mm (used to be Raceking), rear either the same or a Vittoria Mezcal. Front hub is a SON 28 combined with a SON Ladelux Front light (Low/high beams; usb-charging) and a SON tail light on a tubus rack. Trickstuff Piccola HD on 180mm rotors will slow me down. Flat custom Schmolke Carbon Handlebar with Syntace Aerobars mounted on a Fred bar for a different riding postion.

Heavy but reliable Shimano Zee crankset after I destroyed a carbon crankset on this years Tour Divide attempt (reason of DNF).

(Sorry for the picture quality but my camera was dead)

Key items of kit: Custom Frame Bag from Gramm Tourpacking in Berlin, Ortlieb Fork Packs, Saddle Bag, some leftovers mounted to the rear rack. Top tube bag. Hydration backpack with a bladder.

Sleeping Setup: Bivy, custom synthetic Cumulus sleeping bag. More likely than not a mirrorless camera, which is about the heaviest part of the equipment besides the bike.

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Max Friedel

Age: 27

Cap number: 62

Location: Germany, Freiberg

Bike: Nicolai Argon GTB 2019

Key items of kit: PiROPE light Wheels Duke SLS5; Lupine lights; Tailfin bags (AeroBag Cargo, Wedge Frame bag, Toptube bag)

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Ollie Lotze

Age: 47

Cap number: 50

Location: Germany

Bike: 2021 battletested Bombtrack Hook

Key items of kit: Tailfin bags all around, Wahoo tracker, Lupine lights

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Lars Bracht

Age: 24

Cap number: 54

Location: Gütersloh Germany

Bike: I ride a Bombtrack Hook EXT-C (2024) with 27.5” Race Face carbon wheels and Vittoria Mezcal 2.1” tyres, set up tubeless with Muc-Off sealant.

Key items of kit: • Drivetrain: SRAM Force AXS brakes and shifters, SRAM Eagle AXS rear derailleur, SRAM Rival crankset with power meter and a Gabaruk 36T Chainring , 12-speed 10–52 cassette • Comfort: Redshift ShockStop stem & seatpost • Lighting & Power: SON dynamo hub with Busch und Müller Luxos U light and charger, Lupine SL AF front light, Wahoo ELEMNT Roam v2, additional power banks • Luggage setup: Tailfin Aeropack, MYOG custom Toptubebag, Revelate Design Frame Bag, MYOG custom Aerobar Harness

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Sean

Age: 22

Cap number: 67

Location: Potsdam

Bike: The frame I built and painted myself, shifting is Sram Force AXS with an Eagle RD, 44t chainring with 10-52 cassette. Carbon wheels with 55mm Conti Race King.

Key items of kit: Frame and top tube bag sewed by me, inside is food, clothes, tools and electronics. In the rockbros saddle bag is a Helium Bivy, sleeping bag and pad.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Julian Loße

Age: 29

Cap number: 42

Location: Cologne

Bike: No words needed. Adventure machine from Sour, PP!!!

10-52 in the back and 36 in the front. Sigma front light, nitecore helmetlight, Lezyne rearlight. Zipp aerobars. Prologo scratch m5 saddle. Bags from Tailfin, Restrap, Revelate design.

Key items of kit: Sleeping bag and mat. And two bibshorts.

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Jakob Poffley

Age: 26

Cap number: 22

Location: Cambridge, UK

Bike: Focus Atlas 6.8

Key items of kit: Restrap seat pack and top tube bag, Ortlieb frame bag, brooks saddle and bar tape, Alpkit bivi and sleeping bag, Rapha cycling kit, Patagonia rain jacket, Cateye lights, Petzl headtorch. Borrowing a friends Garmin, Exposure headlamp and stem bag.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No