Bikes of Munich Milan Gravel 2025

Maxi Unger

Age: 28

Location: Leipzig

Bike: Cube Nuroad C:62 Pro

Key items of kit: Ortlieb seat bag for all the gear, Restrap top tube and frame bag for all the snacks and what I need on the go, and a snack pouch to keep eating!

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Michael Quadflieg

Age: 44

Location: Essen

Bike: My loved Canyon Grizl will carry me and my stuff. It's equipped with a 32t Chainring and a 10-52 Cassette for a lot of fun while climbing in the alps. All my stuff is in Ortlieb bags, food and electronics inside the wonderful toptube bag by Restrap and tools plus first aid kit inside the Apidura down tube bag.

Key items of kit: I've got a DIY net, made of paracord, in the middle of my aerobars to store some snacks. Last but not least: I run a SON 28 Dynamo and I can switch between the Supernova M99 DY and a Igaro D2 Pro USB-C Charger.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Bastian Berneis

Age: 32

Location: Hannover Germany

Bike: Brother Cycles Mehteh on 700c wheels with 2.0 Race King for grip and comfort. Sram Apex/Rival 1x11 drivetrain with 36t chainring and 10-50 Garbaruk cassette will help me across the Alps. SON Dynamohub powers Klite lights and charger.
Hope RX4 brake calipers for the descents.

Key items of kit: Self-made full frame bag with plenty of space for food. Lightweight sleeping kit with Sea to Summit Spark 0, NeoAir Xlite sleeping mat and emergency bivy. Hydration vest with 2 litre bladder. Headphones with good music.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Ursula Gotterbarm

Age: 56

Location: Germany

Bike: Rose Backroad Di2 31/48 crank 11-34 cassette

Key items of kit: Backloader 10 L from Top Peak Down sleeping bag Air mattress: Neoair Uberlite Biwi

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Simon

Age: 23

Cap number: 22

Location: Germany-RLP

Bike: Iam rididng a YT Indusries Szepter with a One-By 36-51 Tooth Shimano GRX. Ritchery Bars. Schwalbe G-One Overland 45mm Tires.

Key items of kit: The Fork

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Martin Reinhardt

Age: 37

Cap number: 33

Location: Marktoberdorf

Bike: I will ride my TREK CHECKPONIT SL6 with many modifications, especially in the drive train. This is a crossover from SRAM Force & Rival with a oval 40t Garbaruk Chainring a 9-52t cassette from e-thirteen.

The Rene Herse UMTANUM RIDGE Tires are pretty width (55mm), tubeless and on 650B DT SWISS alu-rims - including SON Dynamo)

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Key items of kit: Navigation: Hammerhead Karoo 3 Bags: Cyclite Lights: Supernova MY99 DY Pro Sleeping-Setup: THERM-A-REST Vesper Quilt & Therm-A-Rest NeoAir Xlite Isomatte Nutrition: Squeezy & RabbitFuel

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Alex Botelho

Age: 38

Cap number: 45, I think?

Location: Cambridge UK

Bike: Custom made Enigma Esker with red xplr axs groupset (40/10-46), hunt carbon 35 gravel wheels, 50mm schwalbe G-One RX to tackle the very likely mud hell after weeks of rain.

Key items of kit: Tailfin bags, exposure lights for the dark hours, sleep system with bivvy bag, havaianas Flip flops for the downtime, many pockets to stash food.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Tatiana Myk

Age: 33

Cap number: 15

Location: Berlin

Bike: 8bar MITTE ti aka TITANIA

Key items of kit: Frame: 8bar Mitte Ti, size XS • Fork: Allygn M.U.D. Carbon • Front Rack: Allygn Diamond, paired with a custom-made 7.5L Diamond bag from Gramm Tourpacking • Front Light: Supernova B54 Pro (mounted on the left side of the rack — a bit hidden in the photo) • Bags: All custom-made by Gramm Tourpacking • Groupset: Shimano GRX Di2 1x12 • Wheels: DT Swiss GRC1400 • Mudguard: Ass Savers Win Wing on the rear wheel — keeps me clean • Tires: Schwalbe Overland — 50mm front, 45mm rear

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Francesco Vettore

Age: 28

Cap number: 32

Location: Belluno, Italy

Bike: Canyon grizl with Shimano GRX di2 2x12, 31-48T for the crankset and 11-36 in the back. DTswiss carbon wheeelset with Schwalbe Overland 45mm tires. New addition the Deda aerobars, with the bridge made out of electrolytes tube.

Key items of kit: Frame bags from Miss Grape, and a saddle bag from BRN, enough space for a 7C sleeping bag, mat, some rain clothes and essential tools. I’m hoping for some sun though, after weeks of rain in the Alps.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Anne

Age: 37

Location: Leipzig

Bike: Sour Bicycles „Purple Haze“

Key items of kit: Hmm a fully loaded Tailfin framebag with Maurten Gels and battery packs.

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Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Tobias Gabler

Age: 31

Cap number: 13

Location: Munich

Bike: The bike is a custom-built Salsa Cutthroat, equipped with a 10-52 SRAM XX1 cassette in the rear and a 32T chainring in the front. The wheels are DT Swiss GR531 with Vittoria Mezcal 2.1 tires. Additionally, I have a SON dynamo system with a kLite setup for lighting and power.

Key items of kit: On the back, I have an Ortlieb Dry-Pack attached to the Mica Rat Tail. Inside the frame, there is a custom-built Frame-Pack from Kirschpack (Munich), and beneath the aero bars, you'll find the Revelate Pitchfork.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Markus Bielen

Age: 56

Cap number: Cap 3.

Location: Mendig GER

Bike: The bike is called burrito and is a Canyon Grizl CF 8 with some scratches on the frame. It's with Schwalbe G-One Bite and Ultrabite tubeless. GRX 810 - 48-31 front and rear 11-34. Light by Lupine Mono SL. The bags by apidura.

Key items of kit: Sleeping gear: Bivi Alpkit Hunka XL, Thermarest Neoair xlight NXT, Marmot Nano 55 light sleeping bag (for individuell comfort).

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Simon Ultes

Age: 33

Location: Hamburg

Bike: Litespeed Watia. Groupset: Shimano GRX Di2. Gear ratio: 48/31 (front), 11-40 (rear). Wheels are Zipp Firecrest 303 (tubeless). Tires are Schwalbe G-One R (45mm). Lights are from Lupine (front and helmet), Supernova (spare), and Lezyne (rear)

Key items of kit: Tailfin rack for extra stability paired with Apidura frame bags. I installed three bottle cages to always stay hydrated.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Mitchell

Age: 28

Location: Australia

Bike: Santa cruz stigmata

Key items of kit: Roval wheelset, 1 x mullet setup, Hope breaks, Mix of bags, Mezcal 44C tyres tubeless w inserts. Lessgooo!!

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Lucas Prates

Age: 32

Cap number: 45

Location: Cambridge, UK

Bike: Fairlight Secan 2.5, GRX 820 48-31/11-36, Campagnolo Shamal wheels

Key items of kit: Tailfin bags, Exposure lights (no dynamo this time), Alpkit Soloist tent.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Reece Bezuidenhout

Age: 27

Location: South Africa

Bike: Canyon Exceed

Key items of kit: Tailfin Cargo AeroPack Ride and get lost frame bag Restrap Top Tube bag

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Lena

Age: 21

Location: Leipzig

Bike: Bianchi Arcadex Pro

Key items of kit: Aevor Seat Pack with tent, sleeping bag and air matress, Decathlon top tube and frame bag, handlebar bag, food pouch

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Hannah Ghazi

Age: 28

Location: Innsbruck

Bike: Aurum Manto

Key items of kit: Grx Di2 2x12 DT Swiss GRC Schwalbe G One R 45mm

Packs from Restrap Lightweight Sleeping Set-Up Lupine Piko + Knog Lights Kit from PedalEd

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Markus Valentin

Age: 36

Cap number: 16

Location: Leipzig

Bike: Topstone Carbon 4(2021) with Parcours Alta Wheelset.

Key items of kit: Restrap Race frame bag, Restrap Race top tube bag, Restrap saddle bag.

Coros Dura, Lupine Headlamp, smaller Leyzne Front Light, Garmin Varia, backup rear light.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Michele Miani

Age: 45

Location: Cividale del friuli ITALY

Bike: Mason Cycles Model : Mason INSERCHOF (ISO)

Key items of kit: Tires 29X2.20 Gear 36-10/50 @rusjan_workshop bags

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Gerrit Vortmeier

Age: 38

Cap number: 19

Location: Leipzig

Bike: Brother Kepler Disc SE , Size 56. SRAM build. (Used to be Force CX1 HRD, but got disassembled by thieves twice and was partly replaced by Apex and Rival). Pelago front rack and dynamo powered lights by Shutter Precision and Supernova Usually equipped with Velo Orange Fender and a Tubus rear rack, but those are removed for the sake of clearance and weight.

Key items of kit: Restrap frame bag and saddle holster. Replaced the handlebar bag by a custom made front rack bag by paprika bags (Leipzig). Profile Design Aerobar for comfort and free speed on the flats.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Ursula Gotterbarm

Age: 56

Cap number: 21

Location: Germany Lambsheim

Bike: Rose Backroad Di2 2*11 drivetrain Front 31/48; rear 11-34 casettee shimano GRX 810

Key items of kit: Backloader 10L TopPeak: clothes an rain stuff (hopefully i don‘t need it). Handelbar 15 L Ortlieb: sleeping Equipment (down sleeping bag, air mattress neoair Unerlight, biwi) Framebag TopPeak: wash bag, Elektronics, Space for Food (rabbit fuel, elektrolyt Tabs) Frontlamp: catey Toolbox

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes