Bikes of Colorado Trail Race 2024

Rocky Gingg

Age: 35

Location: Durango, CO, USA

Bike: I'll be pedaling on a Pivot 429 with a 120m Fox 34 Fork. XT build, 30T chainring, and Reynolds wheels with I9 hubs. Rolling on Maxxis Rekon 2.4 front and back. OneUp dropper and bars with Wolf Tooth Fat Paw grips. For navigation, I'll be using a Garmin Edge 540 Solar.

Key items of kit: Frame bag, seat bag, and front top tube bag by Bedrock. Revelate Pronghorn on the bars. Oveja Negra rear top tube bag and Chuckbucket for a bottle + snacks.

Going with an OR Helium bivy + a SOL bivy for good measure. Fenix BC26R and HM65R for lights. USWE Rush MTB vest for hydration. Shokz headphones for some tunes along the way!

Emma Bateup

Age: 25

Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Bike: Juliana Wilder carbon frame with Reserve 29er wheels, Ardent Race tires, 1x 12 Sram gearing with a little 30T chainring cos I'm scared of the altitude. OneUp 150 dropper post. Burgtec GM grips and MK5 flat pedals

Key items of kit: Clothing from the legends at Ground Effect, Smith Optics Network helmet paired with Bobcat glasses. BP Bike Bags top tube bag and Dirtbag Utility Co framebag for snacks, Apidura Backcountry handlebar bag with sleep kit (undecided how minimal it'll be). Tools/spares spread across a OneUp EDC tool and BBB Rollpack seatbag. Camelbak Octane 9 vest for extra water. Ledlenser H7R Core headlamp on helmet paired with a small bar light. Garmin eTrex20 for Nav

Steve Petrar

Age: 43

Location: North Vancouver BC (Canada)

Bike: 2021 Transition Spur with custom wheels from We Are One Composites, with an Onyx Vesper rear hub and SON28 Dynamo front. Teravail Ehline tires 2.5 front / 2.4 back. Sram AXS drivetrain and dropper, Magura brakes, and a RockShox SID Ultimate fork and Sid Lux shock.

Key items of kit: Handlebar cradle and rear “Spider” rack from Aeroe with 8L and 12L drybags filled with my sleep system, apparel, and whatever else I can cram in.
I will wear an Osprey MTB hip pack. Sleep system is an Alpkit bivy with a MEC ultralight sleeping bag and air mat.
Illumination will be with a K-Lite MTB dynamo light and a Fenix headlamp on my helmet. Navigation with a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt.

Garrett McDaniel

Age: 37

Location: Lafayette, CO

Bike: 2023 Ibis Ripley AF Industry 9 wheels Maxxis Rekon and Ardent Race

Key items of kit: Rockgeist Frame Bags Revelate handlebar bag, top tube bags, feed bags, and downtube bag Etrex computer Running vest with 2 liter bladder

Christophe Dijkmans

Age: 33

Location: Liege, Belgium

Bike: I will race the CTR on a custom Cannondale Scalpel SE 120mm built as always by my friend and mechanical Allcapol. Lefty Fork, ERASE Rear wheel (Spoiler: The front one will come soon with the right hub...) with Hutchinson KRAKEN 2.4 tires. SRAM AXS gears and dropper seatpost. FIZIK Argo Vento Adaptive saddle. Shimano XTR with Galfer Discs and pads.

Key items of kit: Full kit from tailfin. Some proto, some from production. Albion kit. Exposure Lights. Outdoor Research Helium bivy, Thermarest Uberlite and Cumulus Quilt as sleeping system. Salomon ADV15 hydratation vest and Katadyn water filter.

Kyle Messier

Age: 37

Location: Canmore, Alberta

Bike: Bike: Santa Cruz, Blur TR Groupset: Sram XX SL Transmission with 28T chainring Wheels: Reserve 30SL with DT Swiss 350 hubs Brakes: Magura MT7

Key items of kit: Bags are a mix, but the stand out is a last minute custom frame bag from Wild North Gear in Canmore, Alberta. My other favourite piece of kit is the cockpit from drj0n Bagworks.

Ulrich "uba" Bartholmoes

Age: 38

Cap number: n/a

Location: Girona / Spain

Bike: Frame: BMC Fourstroke 01 Two Fork: RockShox SID SL Ultimate 2P Shock: RockShox SIDLUXE Select+ Chainwheel: ROTOR Round Ring 32T Cassette: SRAM XG 1299 EAGLE 10-52T Chain: SRAM XX1 Eagle Rear Derailleur: SRAM XX1 EAGLE AXS + Kogel Kolossos Oversized Cage & Pulleys Powermeter & Cranks: ROTOR 2inPower MTB DirectMount 175.0mm Pedals: Shimano XTR PD-M9100 XC Race Bottom Bracket: Kogel Ceramic + Cross Seals Shifters & Brakes SRAM RED eTap AXS + SRAM Level TLM + Centerline Rotors (180/160) Handlebar: Beast Components Gravel Bar Stem: BMC ICS 01 Zero Degrees Seatpost: Darimo Carbon Custom Seatpost Saddle: Selle Italia SLR Boost Kit Carbon Wheels: Beast Components TR30 with SON28 dynamo hub Bearings: Kogel Ceramic Bearings Tires: Hutchinson Kraken 29 x 2.3 Tubeless Light: Supernova M99 DY Pro & Supernova E3 Tail Light USB Charger: Cinq Plug 5 Packs: Apidura Backcountry Series Computer: Garmin Edge 1040 Solar

Key items of kit: Packs Apidura Backcountry Backpack with 2l hydration bladder Apidura Backcountry Series (6L saddle pack, custom frame pack, 1L rear top tube pack, 1.8L top tube pack)

Tools & Spares zip ties, duck tape derailleur hanger, chain links + chain pieces Dynamic Ultra2 chain lube innertubes (2x) needle & thread, tubeless sealant, patches pump + CO2 inflator + cardridges valve adapter & valve cores tire levers Leatherman + multitool

Apparel Velocio Concept SE jersey Velocio CONCEPT Bib Short Navy Velocio Concept Merino Long Sleeve Velocio Ultralight SL Baselayer Velocio Ultralight Jacket Velocio ZERO+ Glove Velocio Merino 210 Winter Collar Velocio arm- and knee warmes Velocio Rain Anorak, Rain pants Waterproof socks, merino socks Puffy jacket ABUS Stormchaser ACE Helmet

Electornics & power supply Powerbank with pass-trough function Garmin inReach 2 mini Garmin Edge 1040 Solar SRAM AXS Batteries CR2032 batteries for shifters Different chargers & cables

Hygiene & care Toothbrush + toothpaste, lip balm Dynamic Wonder Wipes / Hygiene wipes Chamois cream 1st aid kit / medication

Other SOL emergency bivy + whistle Therm-a-rest Neoair Uberlight sleeping mat Emergency blanket Passport + Credit cards

Gregg Dunham

Age: 45

Location: Thousand Oaks, CA

Bike: Why Cycles El Jefe Titanium Hard Tail

Key items of kit: My saddle is an Ergon SM pro and grips are the Wolf Tooth Fat Paw’s paired with Cane Creek Ergo Control Bar Ends. The fork is a RockShox Pike Ultimate. Gearing is a 28t chainring with the 12 speed Eagle 10-52t cassette. I’m very excited about my recent addition of Onyx hubs and Nobl wheels and the 4 piston Hope Tech 4 e4 brakes.

I’ve outfitted my bike with finely crafted Dispersed bags along with Mountain Laurel, and Revelate bags filled with all my tools, layers, and snacks.

Other gear includes, Zpacks Hexamid Pocket Tarp, Zpacks Solo quilt, Synthetic Enlightened Torrid Jacket, lighting by Fenix, and navigation by Wahoo.