Bikes of Istra Land 2024

Leon Weissmann

Age: 22

Location: Berlin

Bike: 8bar TFLSBERG v1 + Fox 32 SC float 100mm Groupset: Shimano Deore XT 12s / 180/180mm disc front/ rear Wheelset: Dt swiss 391 + Dt swiss 350 + SON DYNAMO / Vittoria Mezcal/ Barzo 57mm Lights: Supernova m99+ supernova taillight Aerobars

Key items of kit: Restrap Bags First aid kit Apidura toolbag

Tomas Dvorak

Age: 38

Location: Lavanttal, Austria

Bike: Canyon Exceed

Key items of kit: Sleeping bag, inflatable sleeping pad, patches for the pad, lots of patches for the bike tubes, some clothes without too many holes, a towel for bathing, full bags of optimism and some rain gear for not so optimistic days :-)

Matteo

Age: 48

Cap number: 37018

Location: Malcesine vr

Bike: t-red Hedera

Key items of kit: custom bag rusjan

Maurizio Sandrin

Age: 50

Cap number: 33051

Location: Aquileia

Bike: 3T EXPLORO LTD

Key items of kit: 650b Black jack wheelset with Vittoria Mezcal 2.10 Front And Hutchinson Touareg 47mm Back , Apidura race frame bag And Long toptube bag , pro missile bars , selle Italia flite boost gravel saddle , 950ml + 500ml water bottles, Zefal bike tool holder And Topeak saddle bag .

Filip Ludvík

Age: 42

Location: Prague

Bike: REPETE Verne G2

Key items of kit: Sram Force AXS, Garbaruk components, Apidura backpacks, Gemini and Fenix lights, Suunto Race as navigation

Adrien Liechti

Age: 39

Location: On the road

Bike: I’ll ride Istraland 2024 on a BOMBTRACK Munroe Cargo. Such a fun bicycle! The bike has been tuned by my bike mechanic VeloMario in Bern. Rear tire is from Rene Herse (650B x 55mm). The derrailleur is a SRAM GX AXS. Brakes and crankset are from Shimano (XT).

Key items of kit: All the bags from Apidura (Racing Serie) and the lights from Exposure. I’ll take a full sleeping system because I’m going to take my time and to enjoy the beautiful route!

David

Age: 40

Location: Upper Austria

Bike: Trek Checkpoint ALR 5

Key items of kit: saddle bag by apidura x maap: cumulus sleeping gear

frame bag by apidura x maap: cables, powerbank, tech gear

snack bag by dyed in the wool: maurten gels

navigation: garmin edge 1040

tires: 45mm pirelli cinturato gravel m, orange seal …

hydro backpack by uswe: 2l water, dynaplugs, co2 cartridge, more maurten gels

top tube bag by tailfin: tools, tubolito

Claudio Gentile

Age: 60

Cap number: 35012

Location: Italy

Bike: Focus Raven, 2x11, carbon

Key items of kit: Saddle bag, fork bags, tent.

Victor Campmany

Age: 29

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Bike: Canyon Grizl, 2x GRX groupset modded with a 42t cassette for spicy climbs

Key items of kit: Combo of Apidura frame bags to store tools, spares, battery pack and countless amounts of food. Riverside saddle bag for a warm fleece, emergency biby, rain jacket, pants and waterproof socks. My lucky charm leopard stickers on the seat stays.

FRANCESCO BIASUTTO

Age: 53

Location: VALVASONE, ITALY

Bike: SALSA FARGO TI

Key items of kit: BAGS- MIx of Custom Rusjan frame bag, miss grape and Revelate MIX-Electonic SRAM AXS GX T-Type (custom) but mechanical brakes by Paul Klamper Lighting by Lupine, and Karoo 3 for navigation

Lukas Nebenführ

Age: 32

Location: Austria

Bike: Canyon Grizl XS, Vittoria Mezcal 2.1"

Key items of kit: Restrap Top Tube & Frame Bag (+ Race Hydration Vest), Ortlieb Handlebar Pack, 2x Agu Food Pouch

Luca Liverani

Age: 44

Cap number: 48018

Location: Italy - Faenza

Bike: Supernova crossbow ,sauvage squad colors

Key items of kit: Fulcrum rapid red carbon wheels, 47mm Vittoria terreno dry, 40t Ingrid cranckset, Miss Grape bags on the horizontal tube (food+spares and tools+battery+rainjacket), Selle San Marco saddle bag (sleeping kit),Lupine Piko front light.

Tobias Magin

Age: 31

Bike: Rose Backroad, GRX 820, 1x12, 2024

Key items of kit: Ortlieb Bags, packed with tent and drone camera.

Christopher Eckebrecht

Age: 34

Location: Cologne, Germany

Bike: Kona Sutra ULTD, original wheels and tyres (Race Rekon) but TPU inner tubes. Rival shifters 1x12 thanks to ratio technologies' upgrade kit, corresponding Eagle GX derailleur and 11-50 casette. The rest is original besides the SQ Lab 611 active.

Key items of kit: Definitely the Tumbleweed T-Rack which holds my tent poles on one side, a small Ortlieb fork pack on the other, and a Seatosummit 20l dry bag, which holds all my sleeping gear, clothes and other essentials. The specialized bags hold all the stuff that I might need to access throughout the day like food, rain jacket (hopefully not) and other layers of clothes. The tent is mounted via a BBB harness and a topeak front bag on top to hold my electronics and other valuables. Two food bags on the bar which are empty at the start and finally a tool bottle on the downtube with all my tools and spares.

Markus Herr

Age: 39

Location: Mainz, Germany

Bike: Canyon Grail CF SL 8 Di2 2022, 2x11 GRX810 Di2, waxed Chain from KMC, Tubless Kit from Muc-Off, Schwalbe G-One Overland 40-622

Key items of kit: Ortlieb Framebag, Aevor Saddlebag, Fidlock, Sigma Lights, Restrap, CYCLITE RACE BACKPACK /01, Mammut Grevling EMT, Thermarest NEOAIR UBERLITE, Wahoo Navigation

Cristian

Age: 52

Cap number: 54

Bike: 3T Race Max

Key items of kit: BIKE: I will be riding my 3 1 Exploro Race Max. The bike is built with a SRAM and lap AXS Mullet build with a 38T chainring and a 10-52 cassette. (long term max). I am running the 3T 650 wheelset with Cotinental Terra Trail 47c tires. BAGS: I will be running an Apidura setup with the 7L Saddle Pack which carries emergency overnight gear, spare clothes, knee and arm warmers for overnight, an extra pair of socks, and extra food. My 4L Racing Frame Pack has tools, spare parts, and a first aid kit. The iL Miss Grape Top Tube Pack snak & Power Bank and all cables. Bars and gummies will be stored in the Apidura 1Lt. Finally, I have the cheeky little 5L Musette Packable bag that sneaks behind my frame pack to carry all the snacks I don't have room for in my bags and pockets after a fuel stop. GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Supernova Airsistem lights.

Björn Golda

Age: 37

Location: Cologne, Germany

Bike: Vitus (RIP) Energie VR running a microshift Advent X groupset with a 34T oval chainring (11-40 at the rear), Fulcrum wheels are equipped with Maxxis Ravager 40mm tyres and set up tubeless

Key items of kit: Wahoo Elemnt Bolt and Magicshine Evo 1700 light at the cockpit and a wild mix of bags for luggage

Martin Grzelak

Age: 42

Location: Salzburg, Austria

Bike: GIANT FATHOM 29er 2023 XL size – cheap, big and sturdy aluminum frame, hardtail-trail bike with 1x10 Shimano DEORE groupset 30t/11-46. Rolling tubeless on Maxxis Minion DHF, 29x2.5 (front) and Maxxis Aggressor, 29x2.5 (rear). Equipped with Giant’s Crest 34 fork (130mm travel) and a dropper post should be enough to conquer the Istrian tarmac. It will probably not let my dot move at the speed of light but it’s not always the point or? 😊

Key items of kit: I wish I wouldn’t need to carry all that stupid and heavy stuff like spare tubes, sealant bottles, sewing kit, patches, extra clothes, powerbanks etc… but I guess it’s all necessary. Otherwise Knog PWR Trail 1000L front light to get me through the night and my luxurious sleeping system with a cozy 490g Alpine Locker Down sleeping bag, large Ultralight Air Sleeping Mat and Aeros Ultralight Pillow (!) plus a no-name Lightweight Emergency Tent to lie on or hide in would be the items I am most fond of. And to finish all off: some Sudocrem for my butt to be able to stay in the game till the end.

Max Mill

Age: 28

Location: Kassel, Germany

Bike: Cannondale Topstone 3 Carbon

Key items of kit: Cyclite Framebag, Cyclite Foodpouch, BBB Harness Seatpack

Simon Schmidt

Age: 26

Location: Germanyw

Bike: Orbea terra

Key items of kit: Cyclite Frame and top Tube bag

Sophia Ganzeboom

Age: 31

Location: Zürich

Bike: 3T Racemax Exploro 2022 with SRAM Force etap

Key items of kit: Cyclite frame bag and an evoc saddle bag Sleeping kit in the saddle bag (bivy and sleeping bag), all clothes against rain and wind in the frame bag

Žan Kuralt

Age: 33

Cap number: TBA

Location: Slovenia

Bike: Cannondale Scalpel HT 3 with NoLimited Team 350 wheels, SQLab 410 2.0 Innerbarends and Profile Design Neosonic Ergo 45AR aerobars.

Key items of kit: Restrap Racing Toptube bag for food and electronics. Apidura x Canyon 5L seatbag for extra layers and some more food. Apidura Expedition 1.2L downtube bag for all the tools and spares. Wahoo Elemnt Roam 2 for navigation and Lezyne Macro Drive XXL 1300 for the night.

Honza Smid

Age: 36

Location: Czechia

Bike: RB

Key items of kit: Hammock as my sleeping system and loads of food stored in those lovely Apidura bags. And love the DT Swiss wheels!

Julia Mucha

Age: 32

Location: Nürnberg, Germany

Bike: Its an NS Bike RAG+ 2 with SRAM APEX

Key items of kit: I use an Ortlieb backloader and a frontloader from Topeak. My sleeping System is a tent.

Daniel Schmidt

Age: 48

Location: Deutschland

Bike: Giant Revolt Advanced Shimano grx di2 2x11, 48/31 ,40/11 Leeze CH40, 55mm Continental Race King

Key items of kit: Bags,Zefal Adventure T3, Tailfin Areo Pack Ortlieb Quick Rack

Bibi June Schwithal

Age: 31

Bike: Surly Karate Monkey, Moloko handlebars, 1x10-51 12s. 29inch wheels with 2.4 Vittoria Mezcals.

Key items of kit: Most of the weight up front (full sleep kit) in an Aeroe spider. 4.3l water capacity with Nalgene on the downtube and bladder in frame bag. Lots of space for snacks on the Moloko bars + double feed bags!

Michael Quadflieg

Age: 43

Location: Germany

Bike: Canyon Grizl, SRAM Rival XPLR eTap 32 | 10/44, Schwalbe G-One bite 28x2.0

Key items of kit: Packing for Rain: Ortlieb Framebag w/ 1 kit of clothes and 2 powerbanks, Ortlieb saddlebag w/ tent, sleeping mat, sleeping bag, Restrap Toptubebag with snacks and my lucky item: „katjes gummis” (vegan), 2x Lunivo Sirius lamps, Coffee Mug at the Downtube w/ spareparts

Stefan

Age: 46

Bike: 3T Exploro

Key items of kit: Sram Rival XPLR 40-10/44 Dt Swiss GR 1600 650b WTB Venture 47 Set of Apidura Bags

Nicolas Alfonsi

Age: 37

Location: Paris

Bike: 3T Exploro pro GRX Panaracer gravel king 2,1 in the back Schwalbe all around 2,25 (650b wheels) Zipp handlebar Service Course SL70

Key items of kit: Top tube bag apidura Frame Bag : missgrape Saddlebag : topeak with bivy and 3°C sleeping bag Head light : orange bookman volume 800 Additional bottles on saddle rack

Luca Mugellesi

Age: 40

Cap number: 47522

Location: Cesena

Bike: Supernova Crossbow

Key items of kit: Custom Frame bag by Miss Grape Miss Grape Cluster 7 Miss Grape big Node Road Butterfly by Basic Design Movement

Philipp Mühlegger

Age: 35

Location: Austria

Bike: Canyon Grail CF SLX AXS Converted to SRAM GX Transmission to have all the gears.

Key items of kit: APIDURA 7L Saddle Pack and 5L Frame Bag for all my stuff. Tailfin Top Tube Back for the snacks. Lezyne front and rear lights.

Ronald Zandstra

Age: 47

Location: Switzerland

Bike: Sandman IL1

Key items of kit: Sandman IL1 hardtail frame Sram Xx1 axs, 36t, 50-10 Apidura bags Garmin 1030 for navigation Magicshine and Lezyne lights Maxxis Aspen ST 2,25"

Beatrice Toffoletto

Age: 27

Location: Paese (TV) Italy

Bike: Giant revolt advanced 1

Key items of kit: Apidura backcountry top tube pack Tailfin half frame bag (3.8 L)

And I’ll wear a Evoc hydro pro

David Skorjanc

Age: 36

Location: Gorizia, IT

Bike: Pinarello Grevil F, Ghimano GRX groupset, Roval Terra wheelset

Key items of kit: Kicking Donkey half frame bag, Apidura downtube pack. Exposure and Ravemen lights; Garmin 830 for navigation.

Sašo Vogrinec

Age: 44

Location: Slovenia

Bike: Chisel specialized (custom)

Key items of kit: Combination road and mtb gearing 2x grx/deore 42-26 granny gear mix of bags black burn rockbros aspen maxxis tires 29x 2.25 rigid carbon fork norton shores

Tim Golda

Age: 36

Location: Cologne, Germany

Bike: Ridley Kanzo A with Sram Apex 1x11 (36x11-42) and Rival Brakes. Optimized handlebar and stem.

Key items of kit: Rhinowalk bags, Wahoo GPS and Trelock Lights, Bottleholders and Adilettes

Nicola

Age: 40

Cap number: 30015

Location: Treviso

Bike: Opencycle U.P. 2018 Yeti limited edition

Key items of kit: Miss Grape packs

Alessandro Perin

Age: 26

Bike: Canyon Grizl

Key items of kit: Apidura

Tommaso Zanotelli

Age: 59

Location: Udine Italy

Bike: 3T exploro max

Key items of kit: Sram etap

Hannes Macherhammer

Age: 53

Location: Austria

Bike: BMC URS 01 THREE - GX EAGLE AXS CARBON GRAVELBIKE - 2022 - SAUSAGE & METALLIC BLUE, SRAM GX Eagle AXS, 12-speed 10-52 with 36 Chainring, Tyres Schwalbe G-One R Evo 28'' (45-622) Front and Rear

Key items of kit: Aero Front and TopTube Cyclite, Framebag Topeak

Benoit

Age: 41

Location: Lyon, France

Bike: Massacan Paula

Key items of kit: Miche Graff Route carbon wheels Hutchinson Touareg 50 tyres Sram Apex AXS Apidura bags Dedacciai components

Marco Sega

Age: 47

Location: Trieste, Italy

Bike: Salsa Fargo

Key items of kit: Fire Starter carbon fork, Sram Gx 2x10 groupset, Vap Cycling bag set, Evoc Hydra Pro vest, Sea to Summit ultra light mat and SOL Escape lite bivvy bag.

Janneke Holzner

Age: 36

Location: Munich

Bike: Mason Bokeh II

Key items of kit: Apidura frame bag Ortlieb Seat bag Apidura top tube bag

Manfred Aigner

Age: 53

Cap number: 1

Location: Graz

Bike: Trek Supercaliber

Key items of kit: Minimal is key ...

Martin

Age: 32

Location: Stuttgart

Bike: Cannondale FSI

Key items of kit: Apidura Expedition Frame Bags JackTheBikerack Vaude Saddlebag Fixplus Straps Vaude Frontroll

Philipp Hafellner

Age: 37

Location: Vienna

Bike: I am riding the standard setup of a Rose Backroad GRX810 Carbon with 45mm Schwalbe G-One Ultrabite, Terry Saddle, Profile Design Aerobars with some custom tubes to install Garmin+phone, Kmc el11 waxed chain

Key items of kit: Apidura Topframe Bag, Restrap 13l Saddlebag, Custom Lower Topframe bag from ride and get lost,

Francesco Marrone (Braun)

Age: 36

Location: Carpi, Italy

Bike: Genesis Fugio 30 (reynolds steel 725) Groupset grx 1x12 (36t, 9/51) Wheel dt swiss gr1600 (650b) Vittoria Mezcal 650b x 2.1”

Key items of kit: Customized half frame bag by Kicking Donkey. (Inside stuff for the night ride, powerbank and pump) Top tube bag by Kicking Donkey. (Some food, a little knife and stuff for repair the tair). Saddle bag by VAP for Lost in Prealps (rain jacket). Front light Ravemen pr2000. Rear light Lezyne strip pro 300. Gps Wahoo ELMNT bolt.

Daniel Steinhauser (stonebikehappy)

Age: 40

Cap number: Istraland 43

Location: Deutschland

Bike: Orbea Terra GRX DI2

Key items of kit: Light: Lupine Piko Wheels: OQ Gravel Carbon with 50mm Schwalbe G-ONE Ultrabite Aerobars: Syntec L Waxed Chain: Shimano bikeshop-stone.de Framebag: Canyon X Backlight: Specialized Stix Hydration Vest: Deuter Traick 5

Akos Dominus

Age: 45

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Bike: Kona Unit X 2022

Key items of kit: Schwalbe Racing Ralph and Racing Ray rubber on Mavic Crossmax wheels; my good old Garmin eTrex 32 navigation unit.

Markus Költringer

Age: 37

Location: Austria

Bike: Cannondale Topstone Alloy

Key items of kit: GRX 400, DT Swiss G1800, Vittoria Mezcal 700x44, Restrap

Miroslav Chrapka

Age: 42

Location: London

Bike: Fairlight Secan Stayer 650b wheels, Race King 2.2 tyres, 36T with 10-51

Key items of kit: My usual mixture of Tailfin, Apidura and Restrap bags. Wahoo for directions, Exposure for night riding, tools, spares and some waterproof stuff when it rains.

Dorian

Age: 29

Cap number: Tba

Location: Vienna

Bike: Surly (Ghost) Grappler

Key items of kit: Cranktank 4 Liter, dynamo and lights,

Ari

Age: 29

Cap number: TBA

Location: Vie

Bike: Kona Unit

Key items of kit: Restrapp handle bar roll and seat bag

Rares Turtoi

Age: 24

Location: Innsbruck

Bike: Edelsten GX 1

Key items of kit: Shimano grx 825 DI2, MagicShine light set, ultra minimalist setup. Running Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M 45

Alessandro Casale

Age: 52

Location: Trieste

Bike: Wilier Adlar Grx 1x12, crankset 40T and 10-51 cassette. Vittoria Terreno dry 700x47, Selle Italia srl and Garmin Edge 540 solar

Key items of kit: Saddlebag ktm, top tube bag Apidura

Philipp Wagner

Age: 44

Location: Prien am Chiemsee

Bike: Merida Silex 7000, BJ 2023 Shimano GRX801 DI2 11 speed 11-34 48-31 teeth Reifen & Laufräder: Maxis Rambler Reifen, kombiniert mit Fulcrum Rapid Red 900

Key items of kit: Lupine Mono SL Light and Powerbank additional Lupine Piko (25 kWh) on the Helemt DIY harness made of an old tire for the saddle bag self-build construction for the handle bar roll with the AEROE Spider Rear Cradle Two 8 Liter sea to summit Bags And two 3 litres tailfin bags

Jona Demuth

Age: 21

Location: Berlin

Bike: Veloheld icon.x Titan, Zipp 303s, Schwalbe G-One R 45mm (Tubeless), Sram XO1/Force AXS (40/10-50)

Key items of kit: G-volt(70) Front light, Sks Toptube bag, Custom Framebag (made by Nils).

Marco Simone Gili

Age: 36

Location: Italy

Bike: Ritchey Outback (Sunset fade paint job) Shimano GRX 2x10 speed mechanical (46-30 / 11-36) Shima-gnolo brakes (GRX calipers + Campagnolo 160mm rotors) DT SWISS GR1600 wheels Vittoria Mezcal 700x44C FAVERO Assioma PRO MX Power pedals

Key items of kit: Bags:

• 13L Miss Grape cluster saddle bag
• Tailfin half frame bag
• Tailfin top tube bag
• AGU snack pouch
• 5L handlebar bag (with Miss Grape ILCOSO bag cradle and gadget mount)
• 8L hydration vest (for nutrition, clothing, electronics, medical kit, spares and tools)
• MUC-OFF tool bottle

Lights:

• LED (battery) front light
• Lezyne hecto drive 350 XL backup front light
• Garmin Varia RTL
• OLIGHT backup rear light
• NITECORE helmet LED light

Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM GPS Garmin FENIX 6 Pro backup GPS watch ASS SAVERS Win Wing Detour mudguard