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Bikes of Mother North 2024

8 August, 2024

Ivan Poiana

Age: 26

Cap number: 50

Location: Italy

Bike: Specialized Diverge, axs mullet gears force/gx, DT Swiss wheels, Maxxis rambler tyres (not very new)

Key items of kit: Full bag kit of Rusjan, Exposure front light, some warm clothes, rany kit, bivy bag.

Lucas Pinsent

Age: 83

Cap number: 83

Location: London, United Kingdom

Bike: Canyon Grizl 5

Key items of kit: - Restrap Aero Bar Bag

Restrap Frame Bag
Restrap Top Tube Bag
Restrap Saddle Bag
2x Snack Pouches
Profile Design Aero Bars
Canyon Gamechanger Helmet
Oakley Sunglasses
Osprey Katari Backpack
2L Hydration Bladder
Fizik Terra Shoes
Garmin 840 Edge Solar
Lezyne 1300XXL Front Light
Lezyne Back Light
Mountain Warehouse Sleeping Bag
Alpkit Bivvy Bag
Alpkit Numo Inflatable Mattress
Alpkit Inflatable Pillow

Simon Michalowicz

Age: 42

Cap number: 56

Location: Røn, Norge

Bike: Veloheld IconX 2023

Key items of kit: Gear Ratio: 10-52, 11-speed 1x SRAM Electronic Mullet Tires: Schwalbe G-One Bite / G-One Ultrabite 2.0 Bags: Gramm Framebag, Ortlieb Saddle & Handlebar Bag, Tailfin Top Tube Bag Saddle: SR Allroad Core Pro Sleeping Bag: Western Mountaineering Astra Lite Quilt Mattress: Exped Ultra 3R Mummy

Marijn de Jonge

Age: 36

Cap number: 40

Location: Bilthoven

Bike: Cube sl pro 62 carbon Sram rival 48/35 - 10/36 Zipp 303 back tire 38, front 42 patfinder pro tubeless Quark powermeter Pro vibe alu persuit+ Profile t2 with 70mm spacers

Key items of kit: Ortlieb back en mitloader Garmin Edge solar Decathlon sleeping mat + sleeping bag has to be decided

Tori Riemersma

Age: 29

Cap number: 35

Location: Washington, USA

Bike: Cannondale SuperX

Key items of kit: Restrap 7L saddlebag, Apidura frame bag, Musguard front harness to hold all the stuff (+ hydration vest with pockets for water and more snax). Sleep setup is a Borah gear tarp and bivy, with a Nemo tensor pad and REI bag.

Bike’s got a GRX di2 setup with a mildly questionable 11-51 slapped on, via Garbaruk RD cage. The wacky fold up aerobars are some partsbin carbon Bontrager clipons, great for still being able to ride on the tops.

Garmin 840 Solar, Outbound lighting and an Anker 737 for electronics, Goretex shakedry cap and jacket for the inevitable rain.

Vincent Dirkes

Age: 41

Cap number: 41

Location: Netherlands

Bike: Giant Revolt

Key items of kit: Rogelli, Cadomotus, Natusport and Tiny duck

Rene Nestmann

Age: 37

Cap number: 31

Location: Vienna, Austria

Bike: Rose Backroad Limited

Key items of kit: Frame, saddle, top tube and handlebar bag from Apidura and Cyclite.

Lupine Piko helmet light

Sleeping pad and bag for Sleeping

Kristin Eidsheim Sønnesyn

Age: 34

Cap number: 52

Location: Bergen, Norway

Bike: Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 GRX Di2 48/31, 11-34 DT Swiss GRC1400 with 40mm Schwalbe G-One RS Evo, Vittoria Air-Liner Canyon cockpit with aero extensions Specialized Power saddle Moomin reflective stickers

Key items of kit: Canyon x Apidura and Lezyne top tube pack Canyon frame bag Brooks Scape 8l saddle bag 3x King Cage steel bottle cages Moonlight BAD 1800 front light, Lezyne 150 back light Wahoo Bolt Elite Byasi storage bottles

Alex Beattie

Age: 53

Cap number: 5

Location: Brighton UK

Bike: Mason Bokeh v3

Key items of kit: Restrap luggage, Profile Design mini tri-bars, Fabric cc saddle, Hunt carbon gravel wheelset with plush 44mm Rene Herse tyres, plenty of gears and lots of food with space for more food. Bivvi, sleeping bag, mat and mosquito repellent!

Lisa Weichert

Age: 34

Cap number: 59

Location: Leipzig, Germany

Bike: Veloheld.IconX Titan with Shiamno GRX (11-34) and 50mm Schwalbe G-ONE ultrabite. Profile Design aerobars and a Supernova E3 (back&front) dynamo light.

Key items of kit: > Bags: Apidura saddle bag 14L, snack bag, small frame bag + top tube bag/ Salsa: fork bag/ Salomon hydration vest

Sleeping setup: Glacier 450WMNS, SeaToSummit Ether light XT, bivvy, rescue blanket

James Green

Age: 30

Cap number: 19

Location: Oxford

Bike: Fuji jari 1.1 (alloy).

Key items of kit: Shimano grx mechanical. Mix of Restrap, Revelation, and Rapha bags. OMM and Sierra Designs sleep system. Vibes bidon.

Leonardas Marozas

Age: 42

Cap number: 27

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania

Bike: Rodeo Labs Flaanimal 5.0

Key items of kit: Campagnolo Ekar groupset Tailfin top tube and frame bags Tarka stem bag Apidura seat bag Supernova front light

Tejs Jansen

Age: 48

Cap number: 22

Location: Bistrup, Denmark

Bike: Benben Gravel 22 Steel,Cromoly with PRO Drop-bar PLT Discover Gravel Enduro crank, BSA, Maxhit SS wheels: Ere Research TENACI GA40 AERO Gearg: Shimano GRX800 hanger, ultegra gearshifters and a shimano cassette, 11sp, 11-40

Key items of kit: Bags are a combination of Restrap front pack and frame bag and a Revelate Designs Terrapin System 14L Seat Bag. The bike is not the light weight, but very nice to ride. lezyne lights in front Sleeping system is a Therm-a-rest NeoAir UberLite Regular, a no name down cheap sleeping bag (I have had i for many years).

Aslak Syversen Waage

Age: 35

Cap number: 39

Location: Trondheim, Norway

Bike: Basso palta II with ultegra 12 speed except GRX RD to have the a clutch. 46-30 chainrings and 11-36 cassette. Tires are Conti terra speed 45mm front and 40 back.

Key items of kit: Apidura racing top tube and frame bag. Albion cargo vest to pack hydration bladder and some layers.

Florian Glaser

Age: 41

Cap number: 18

Location: Austria

Bike: Treck Checkpoint with mechanical Shimano GRX and Zipp 303 Rims

Key items of kit: Restrap Bags Lupine Lights

Niki Wilms

Age: 30

Cap number: 82a

Location: Eindhoven, the netherlands

Bike: Scott addict gravel

Key items of kit: Framebag - saddlebag - steering bag - aerobars - 3 bidons!

Maroje Tabakovic

Age: 40

Cap number: 45

Location: Brooklyn

Bike: Curve Big Kev (54M)

Key items of kit: Tailfin Carbon Rack with top bag and 5L panniers. Tailfin frame bag and bento box. Tailfin utility bag. Supernova Airstream 2 light system

Roval Terra CLX Evo Wheelset Pathfinder Pro 47mm tires with Vittoria Gravel insets and Orange Sealant SRAM GX rear derailleur T-Type with a 38T Wolf Tooth drop stop B front chainring and 10-52 SRAM GX cassette. Hope Brake calipers with SRAM Rival Brake Levers and electronic shifting. Zipp SL carbon seatpost Brooks C13 Carbon Seat Roval Terra 40cm handlebars Zipp service course bar tape Easton SL 172.5 cranks Cane Creek Hellbender T47 Bottom Bracket Came Creek Hellbender Headset.

Built and serviced by Mahr Bazlee (Reconsecrated.cc)

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Mauri Konttila

Age: 57

Cap number: 51

Location: Finland

Bike: Canyon, MTB Grand Canyon CF, year 2008 rigid hardtail, drop-bar, 27.5 wheel set, 2.1" thunder burt tires, 30 / 9-46 gears

Key items of kit: Tent to sleep

Maya Christofori

Age: 32

Cap number: 7

Location: Berlin

Bike: 8bar Bike Ti Drachenberg HT Mountain Bike

DT SWISS SHIMANO XT Schwalbe Tires

Key items of kit: Custom Bike Bags from Gramm Tourpacking

Tatiana Myk

Age: 32

Cap number: 8

Location: Berlin

Bike: 8bar Mitte Ti frame, 8bar Gravel Carbon 2in1 fork, Shimano GRX Di2 2x12 drivetrain, DT Swiss GRX 1400 30dc 28” wheels, Schwalbe Allrounder 45mm tires, 8bar 60mm stem, 8bar Gravel 380mm handlebars, 8bar Prototyp Carbon seatpost.

Key items of kit: GRAMM Tourpacking Bags

Tobias Grunert

Age: 38

Cap number: 20

Location: Potsdam, Germany

Bike: For my first proper bikepacking event I will use the Mason In Search Of. I only have limited room for bikes, so this is my do-it-all bike. Running SRAM GX Eagle AXS witch 10-52 in the rear and 32 in the front. Son Dynamo powering Supernova E3 or a Forumslader charger/power bank.

Key items of kit: Bags are Tailfin, front rack comes from Mason and carries my sleeping gear: Sea to Summit Spark, Exped sleeping mat and an actual tent (Hilleberg Akto) for comfort - after all it’s a vacation.