Bikes Of Seven Serpents Illyrian Loop 2025

Claire

Age: 41

Location: Uk

Bike: Mason Macro

Key items of kit: Restrap bags with bivi kit- Thermarest mat, Outdoor Research bivi, Rab quilt. Hunt Race XC wheels with Schwalbe Rick XC tyres

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Dario

Age: 51

Cap number: 14

Location: Croatia

Bike: Kona Rove ST

Key items of kit: Ortlieb bags.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Lisa Weichert

Age: 35

Cap number: 26

Location: Leipzig

Bike: 8bar MTB Titanium equipped with Shimano Deore XT and Schwalbe Thunder Burt tires (29 x 2.25). It features Lezyne battery lights and a Wahoo cycling computer.

Key items of kit: > Bags: Apidura saddle bag 14L, snack bag, big frame bag + top tube bag/ front roll gramm bag/ Salomon hydration vest

Sleeping setup: Glacier 450WMNS, SeaToSummit Ether light XT, emergency bivvy, SeaToSummit pillow (very important)

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Tobias Reischle

Age: 52

Cap number: 18

Location: Munich, Germany

Bike: Curve Kevin, titanium, frame size 56 Gear: Campagnolo Ekar, 10-48, crank 38t Wheelset: Newmen Evolution xr 25, Aluminium Tire: Pirelli Centurato Gravel M 45mm

Key items of kit: Bags: EVOC SEATPACK BOA WP 15, FRAME PACK 3, TOP TUBE PACK 1, all Protos. Will not use the HANDLE BAR PACK. Picture was taken from travelling through Albania before the race.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Jasio Szczygielski

Age: 36

Cap number: 24

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Bike: Canondale Topstone Carbon with fox suspension fork, Eagle mullet transmission, son edelux dynamo hub and supernova triple two light. Mixture of polish hand made bags - triglav and @babylegsbags.

Key items of kit: Dynamo hub and lights, Mullet transmission. Basic camping setup with pajak quilt, thermarest mat, sea to summit inflatable pillow and decathlon bivvy bag (all less than 1.8kg)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Michael Lee

Age: 53

Cap number: 12

Location: Vermont, USA

Bike: Moots RSL

Key items of kit: Tailfin rack and bags

Johannes Hackmann

Age: 31

Cap number: 8

Location: Berlin

Bike: Ridley Kanzo Adventure Aluminum

Key items of kit: 38T chainring, 50-10 Eagle Casette, Aerobars

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Callum James

Age: 30

Cap number: 10

Location: Skipton

Bike: Pace RC529. 140mm front fork. XT 12x mechanical drive train. Hope hoops, bearings & brakes.

Key items of kit: Tailfin with Ferrino lightweight bivvy, Klymit inertia X-lite & Montane prism insulated jacket should I find myself sleeping outside. First aid/hygiene & repair stuff in frame pack. Salomon trail running backpack, with 2l water bladder + Sawyer inline water filter. Wahoo Element Roam to tell me where I'm going. Cateye volt1700 front light + 2x Comet-X rear light to light the way.

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Maya Christofori

Age: 33

Cap number: 3

Location: Berlin

Bike: 8bar Bike - Ti DRACHENBERG HT MTB

DT Swiss Wheel Set Schwalbe Tires: Racing Ralph 29" Shimano XT Specialized Mimic Profile Design Aero Bars Wahoo Element Bolt Timber MTB Downhill Bell

Key items of kit: Custom Bike Bags: Gramm Tourpacking

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Joel Temple

Age: 32

Cap number: 25

Location: Utah

Bike: Ventum GS1 Force xplr w/ 40t Reverse mullet with a race king 2.0 up front, 42mm pathfinder in rear

Key items of kit: Albion party vest to fit all the snacks and water one could ever need

A fully functioning Beta AR (learned my lesson with delaminated goretex, check your gear regularly)

Lucia Minervino

Age: 42

Cap number: 87016

Location: Morano Calabro

Bike: Scott Rc 29

Key items of kit: luci posteriori e anteriori.. gilet catarifrangente.... kit di riparazione ... Varia!

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Stefano De Paola

Age: 43

Cap number: 5

Location: Castrovillari

Bike: Scott scale 26

Key items of kit: Lights, visible vest

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No