Bikes Of Sneak Peaks 2024

Tom Fandrich

Age: 54

Cap number: 55

Location: Munich

Bike: I’ll be riding the Sneak Peak classic on a Specialized S-Works HT Ultralight. The bike features a new pair of Conti Race King 2.25″ tires, a SRAM AXS 1×12 drivetrain with a 32T chainring.

Key items of kit: Specialized Front and Backlight. Bivy will serve as my shelter along with my light Yeti sleeping bag. I’ll also be carrying a Garmin 1040 for navigation. BAGS: The centerpiece of my bag setup is an Apidura Frame bag, Apidura Tank top tube bag, and Apidura Saddle Bag. 1L bottle and a 2L bladder in my Evoc hip pack.

Mauro Saltalamacchia (Spinning the Wheel)

Age: 45

Location: Rome (Italy)

Bike: I'll ride my reliable CUBE Reaction GTC 2016 (custom built) with Niner rigid fork, 2×10 drivetrain with a 38/26T chainring and 11/42 cassette. Wheels XR-1501 Spline with 240S Hubs from DT-Swiss. For my comfort I chose Fabric Scoop Elite Shallow saddle and Ergon GS1 grips.

Key items of kit: I'm running Blackburn Outpost Seat Pack and Frame Bag, handlebar bag Alpkit Airlok Dual 20L stuffed to my Profile Design aerobars (unuseful on the long and steepy uphills!), Rusjan Top Tube Bag. A lightweight Ferrino Rider Pro bivy will cover my Carinthia G 90 sleeping bag and a cheap but reliable air mat. I’ll be carrying an eTrex 30x for navigation and a Led Lenser MH10 headlamp to roll at night.

Dennis Stegemann

Age: 36

Location: Berlin

Bike: KOCMO Tiger Custom Hardtail Beast Dropbar, Dt Swiss Fork 120mm with SRAM Transmission 12x32-52 Tires Schwalbe Racing Ralph, 2,35” Dt Swiss Wheels, Aluminium

Key items of kit: Framebag from 7R Bags from Ukraine Saddlebag Apidura und a long Top Tube Light Supernova + Sons Dynamo 2l Apidura drinking Bagpack

Sleeping System: Winter Sleeping Bag, Thermarest Iso and Helium Bibi.

Mathias

Age: 40

Location: Hanover, Germany

Bike: Custom build Stevens Gavere

Key items of kit: I bought a used Stevens Gavere 2017 60cm frame from a friend (too big for my size...) - and the journey of building my bike for Sneak Peaks begun. The bike originally had a 105 setup, but as I was expecting loads of elevation, I was looking for a different groupset. The gravel groupsets besides being expensive did not offer enough range (apart from the electronic ones that are $$$). A mullet seemed to be the best option, as I really wanted drop bars. But again it was difficult to find the right group set combination, and adapters seemed to sketchy for this adventure. I found a Chinese groupset, the Sensah SRX 1x11 and with 34x52 gearing it seemed like the best option. After collecting it myself from customs and fiddling a lot with internal cable routing, I got it mounted onto the bike, even though shifting is sometimes a bit off still. As for the wheels I was looking for a bit wider rims for my planned tubeless setup (Conti terra trail 40mm) and went for the trusted DT Swiss R500db. Combined with a shutter precision dynamo hub, I hope to be prepared to ride through the nights with a 75lux LED frontlight. I soldered a dynamo USB charger to charge my devices on the go, but cooling the circuit did not work out, so I ended up buying a dynamo charger for that reason. For the brakes I went for a hybrid disc brake solution: cable actuated but oil pressured. Finding the right ones to fit the frame was difficult though (flat mount vs post mount on this older frame). With mountain bike pedals and lots of water (bottles are missing in the picture), I am looking forward to climb the mountains. Building the bike was fun (and I know every screw and how to fix it), but riding it is even better!

Lukas Eger

Age: 36

Location: Munich

Bike: Nordest Sardinha Ti + Rigid Carbon Fork, GX Eagle mixed with 9-50 e*thirteen Helix Cassette and Absolute Black 30t oval ring, Carbon Newmen Advanced SL X.A. 25 Wheels, Vittoria Mezcal 2.25 front, 2.1 rear, Formula Cura brakes, Syntace P6 High Flex Seatpost, Beast Components Flat Bar 740mm, Ergon SM Pro Saddle, Ergon GS2 Grips, Shimano XT Pedals

Key items of kit: Bags: Miss Grape Il Coso + Sea to summit drybag (sleep system), Apidura Racing Top Tube, Apidura Back Country 2.5L frame pack, Restrap 7L Adventure Race Saddle Bag (clothing) Sleeping Kit: Alpkit Kloke Bivi, Thermarest Neoair, Sea to Summit Spark 0, Tyvek ground sheet Lights: Lezyne Macro 1400+, Cateye Volt 800 (backup), Lezyne Zecto Drive rear light, Catey Rapid Micro rear light (backup) GPS: Wahoo Roam V1 Hydration: 750ml bottle + Uswe Outlander 2 hydration vest

Mario Kraussler

Age: 44

Cap number: Sneak Peaks - Classic

Location: Austria - Graz

Bike: Scott Spark 910 Carbon Frame MTB-Fully, Shimano XT, Continental SpeedKing 2.2 on Pancho Wheels, SQlab Saddle, Ergon Grips

Key items of kit: SON28-Dymano with Supernova M99/Busch&Müller Backlight, USB-Werk, Garmin 530, Mixed Bag-Setup/Trail vest, Cumulus Sleeping Bag, Mammut Bivi

Luca

Age: 28

Location: Berlin

Bike: Focus Raven 2011, 3x9 VEE Tire Co - Misson 26x2.1 Busch und Müller Dynamo lights

Key items of kit: Reisefix framepack Nordisk sleeping equipment

Matthias Pawliczek

Age: 32

Location: Leipzig, Germany

Bike: I'll ride my second had bought 2019 Trek Procaliber SL. The drivetrain is upgraded to a 170mm 32t Truvativ Stylo chainset and SRAM GX Eagle AXS rear deraileur with 10-52t XX1 cassette. Wheels are stock with a tubeless Mezcal/Barzo tire combo. Despite all the elevation, I opted for aerobars and innerbar ends for a variety of hand positions. My most loved parts are the Ali Express Ryet 3d printed saddle and the bigger 202mm/180mm Shimano XT discbrakes for much improved stopping power

Key items of kit: I rely on my trusty Apidura 17l saddlebag, fullframe and top tube bag. Below the aerobars is a drybag with clothes for cold/wet weather. One bottlebag contains my powerbank and cables for charging my phone or lights. Water will be carried by apiduras 1,5l water bladder in the framebag and an additional Fidlock bottle below the top tube. My sleeping gear will be an Outdoor Research bivy, sleepingbag and a thermarest matress, as i dont want to ride too much through the night and enjoy much of the mountains in daylight. But for the few night hours I will use my Sigma Buster 2000 HL and Lupine SL Mono wich is mounted on the aerobars. On the stem is also a small packable bagpack to carry additional food and drinks for the evenings/mornings. My lucky Item will be a small photo of my beloved dog Monty to remember the good stuff during hard times =)

Helge M.

Age: 45

Location: Earth [GER]

Bike: Curve GMX+, drivetrain 32/50 by Ingrid, shimano xt components. Hunt 29” wheels SONdynamo-setup with Vittoria Mescals lightning a kLite and garmin edge. Cockpit with kojote bar, sqlab and VAPcycling Butterfly3. canecreek seatpost.

Key items of kit: Witslingers framebag and Tailfin aeropack half packed swallows all the gear. VAP Butterfly3 carry sleep-setup. Food pouches from Witslingers and gramm tourpacking for snacks and a 2Liter Hydrationbackpack. My spezial items are UL stormshelter for the evening thunderstorms in the dolomites, one israelbandage for emergency and of course a s2s aeros UL-pillow.

Michael Welker

Age: 39

Location: Berlin

Bike: Pinarello Grevil

Key items of kit: Tailfin / Gramm bags / Lupine Piko & Rotlicht / Rene Herse Oracle Ridge 48mm

Jörg Furnivall

Age: 45

Location: Braunschweig

Bike: I ride the Sneak Peak with my beloved Cannondale Topstone, with a 2x11 GRX drivetrain, 28/44 front and 11/46 rear. It rolls on 50 and 45 mm G-One Bite, GR531 rims and 350/SON hubs. The Fox 32 suspension fork and the KingPin suspension, paired with the EC70 seat post, ensure more comfort.

Key items of kit: The Supernova M99 DY, which is powered by a SON dynamo, brings light into the darkness. I charge my Wahoo and phone via my old Busch and Müller E-Werk, which hopefully makes me independent of sockets. All of my bags come from Revelate Designs, which gives me more space than I need. An Uberlite, a Vesper 32F, an E-Bivy and my Micropuff jacket allow me to sleep anywhere, hopefully restfully.

Giacomo Mugnai

Age: 31

Location: Bologna (Italy)

Bike: Megamo West 15 Gear Shimano grx 46/30 front with 10 speed (11-40) Wheels Cinturato Pirelli 45 mm

Key items of kit: 18l Saddle bag 4l frame bag A small bag in the front

• 13l backpack with a 3l camelbag

Bivy bag + airbed for sleep

Markus Winter

Age: 50

Location: Dittelsheim-Heßloch

Bike: Ridley Kanzo Adventure Custom Wheelset Aerycs GCX Terra Tires Vittoria Mezcal 29x2,1 Shifting System Sram X01 AXS / Sram Force 2 Brakes Sram Force 2 / Trickstuff Dächle Seatpost Ergon CF Allroad Saddle Selle Italia Flite Gravel Stem / Handlebar Ritchey WCS

Key items of kit: Tailfin Aeropack Carbon Tailfin Half Frame Bag 6,5l Tailfin Top Tube Bag 1,5l Cyclite Handle Bar Roll 2xCyclite Food Pouch Frontlights: Magicshine Monteer 6500 / MOH 55 with Enerprof Battery Pack Rearlights: Garmin Varia 515 / Lupine Rotlicht

Clemens Peti Melms

Age: 34

Cap number: 15

Location: Kaltland

Bike: Ridley Kanzo Adventure

Sram Rival/GX Mullet

Continental RaceKing 29“

Key items of kit: Cyclite Toptube, Tailfin Framebag, Acepack Saddlebag, Supernova Lights

Boulois

Age: 49

Location: Sélestat ( France )

Bike: ADRIS ( L'Aventure ) Grx 820 48/31, cassette Sram XPLR 11/44 Roues Lùn Grapid Carbon Pneus Maxxis Rambler TR 700x50

Key items of kit: Evoc Tailfin

Marvin Schwarz

Age: 33

Cap number: 40

Location: Stuttgart

Bike: In favor of smaller gears and hopefully more fun on the decents, I decided against a gravel bike and will be riding my Cannondale Scalpel HT 3, almost in stock configuration except for the Ergon saddle and the Mezcal tyres.

Key items of kit: Ortlieb saddle pack, carrying my sleep setup (bivi, down quilt and inflatable body pad) and clothes. An Ortlieb frame pack for spares, electronics, first aid kit and other small stuff. To increase snack capacity I added a DIY toptube bag and snack bag on the front. I will carry additional water (and even more snacks) an hydration vest.

Christoph

Age: 28

Location: Dresden

Bike: Rose Backroad AL - 2022.

Key items of kit: Garbaruk 50 - 11 Cassette and Tailfin.

Haydn Ward-Streeter

Age: 31

Cap number: ?

Location: Bristol, UK

Bike: Plant X - On-One 45650b (The Batman) - Self-build

Here we have a lovely old school hardtail mountain bike (gravel convert) rigid fork with suspension stem, flat bar bike. It's running a 32 oval chain ring on the front and an 11-51 on the back. 27.5 rims with 2.25' tubeless set up.

Key items of kit: My flower power tool bag and my army snack pack, got to have your snacks close to hand and the right tools in between your legs. The Penguin Classic William Shake Speares Sonnets will be coming with me on the ride, never without something to read, especially in nature.

Harry Boyle

Age: 41

Cap number: Sneak Peaks

Location: Arnstein, Germany

Bike: Bmc two stroke. Custom painted. SRAM xx eagle groupset, Sid ultimate, Newman beaker 30. Goodyear Peak sl tires. Time Special Pedals. SRAM axs dropper.

Key items of kit: Bags are SKS Explorer EXP. Lights are Sigma. Hammerhead Karoo head unit and turbolito spare inner tubes

Anno Sebbel

Age: 45

Cap number: 13

Location: Buchholz, Germany

Bike: Pipedream A.L.I.C.E with RockShox Rudy 40mm suspension fork

Key items of kit: Revelate Designs Spinelock 10l Saddle Bag Miss Grape Ilcoso Harness Custom- Made Frame- and Toptube Bag GRX 11-Speed with 11-50 Garbaruk Cassette and 34 Chainring Sinewave Beacon with SON Dynamo Cumulus Quilt and Therm- A Rest Neoair Uberlight, MYOG Tyvek- Bivi

Robert Krügel

Age: 42

Location: Dresden Germany

Bike: -Mason Bokeh V1, has seen maaany Gravel Paths in maaany years - thx Dom ;-) -since years - Beast Components GR25 Wheelset 650b, Rene Herse 48mm Juniper Ridge Standard Tires - love them -Beast Components Gravel Bar & Beast C. MTB Stem - best Gravelbar/Flare Combi - no numb hands -Sram Force Brakes / Chainset - 11 speed 42, Oval Chainring, Ergon Saddle, old Shimano Road SPD Peddals

Key items of kit: -good Mp3 Selection, Cumulus down Sleeping Bag xtralite, Cumulus Bivy Bag -Therm A Rest Neo Air X-Lite -Lupine SLX Light, Nitcore Powerbank, Trinking Vest, Chimpanzee Gels & Bars -Sudocrem against AssPain, -Full Velocio Apparel Kit sice years, love them! -Repair Kit, TPU Tubes, Medicin Stuff, 1 spair BoxerShort -Fuji X-100V Camera for all these beautiful views & people

Arne Köhler

Age: 31

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Bike: Custom Klein Attitude Comp 2002 - Conti Race King 27,5x2,2" tubeless on Custom Wheel Set with Hope Pro4 Hubs - Ritchey MTB Carbon Fork - Ritchey Comp Kyote Bar - Mix of XT/XTR 1x12 Group with 34x10/51T - Magura MT5 Brakes - Hope Headset and Seat Clamp - ergon Carbon Suspension Seatpost - Selle Italia SLR Saddle - Garmin Rally XC200 pedals

Key items of kit: blackburn frame bag - capsules top tube bag - topeak handlebar and seat bags - camelbag hydration pack with 2l capacity - down jacket for the cold peaks and nights - for a good sleep: big agnes sleeping pad, down sleeping bag and ortovox emergency bivy

Martin Konrad

Age: 56

Location: Imst, Austria

Bike: Open up, Sram Force eTap AXS, X01, Eagle, Notubes ZTR Crest MK3 29, WTB Byway TCS 28“ 40-622

Key items of kit: Apidura Expedition Saddle Pack, Bolt-On Top Tube Pack, Food Pouch, Handlebar Pack, Lupine SL AF 7

Julian Koschik

Age: 38

Cap number: 11

Location: Leichlingen, Germany

Bike: I’ll ride my Storck Grix 2 Pro as a Mullet. 1x12 SRAM Red XPLR groupset, a 36T chainring and a 10/50 XX1 cassette, waxed chain. Zipp 303XPLRSW wheels fitted with tubeless 45mm WTB Vulpine S.

Key items of kit: Full Restrap Race kit bags, Garmin Edge 840 solar, Sea to Summit SP0, Nitecore Carbo 10000 Powerbank, Evoc Hydration Vest 1,5L, Oakley photochromic sunglasses, Lupine Piko mount on the helmet + Blika on stem mount for riding.

Philipp Böckmann

Age: 27

Location: Münster

Bike: Rose Bonero Tank 2

Key items of kit: Down pants Pokémon Deck Healing stones Full set of spokes

Martin Knapp

Age: 36

Location: Freiburg, Germany

Bike: Having started cycling in the hilly Taunus in 2016 and living at the foot of the black forest for 3 years, now, I am no stranger to inclines. Shifting my focus on and off the road to longer and longer day rides and introducing bikepacking to the game in 2019 started my obsession with route planning. Consider me a komoot ultra. Having helped to make the Orbit360 routes even more enjoiable, I had an early glance at Rapha's newest project and the hype never let me go. I have ridden a few Orbits and enjoyed a couple of trips of up to seven days (e.g. Route des Grandes Alpes) in central Europe over the years, but the SNEAK PEAKS ENTRÉE is going to be my first bikepacking race and surely also my biggest challenge so far.

I built this bike just recently, so I unfortunately do not have a better picture, yet. This bike is specifically built for adventures. It is a Genesis Vagabond drop bar MTB steel frame with a fully mechanical Apex 1*11 groupset (30t) that I tweaked with a Deore 11-46 cassette to get me up to those SNEAK PEAKS. The wheels are heavy and somewhat wide aluminium DTSwiss Gravel LN I lifted from my Canyon Grail AL and they do the job. They get stopped by TRP Spyre brakes with 180/160mm discs. I run 2.25" Mezcals - with tubes - and about 1.2/1.3bar. As a roady I could not resist to fit 40cm wide, only slightly flared bars and slam that 100mm stem. The ride is still more than comfy, though. Another roady thing might be my Favero Powermeters. This bike is not light, but it suits my demands. It is a finisher and I love it!

Key items of kit: I fitted a mix of my old Ortlieb bags and my two newer frame bags from Apidura's Backcountry series plus a tool bottle under the downtube. It can still carry three 950ml bottles on the fork and seattube and for supermarket pillages I will borrow my girlfriend's Apidura musette. I navigate with a Garmin Edge 530 supported by Garmin's powerbank mounted to its bottom. For SNEAK PEAKS I will ride Vaude AM Tsali Mid STX shoes for long-term comfort, wheather protection and hike-a-bike-ability.

Richard Schroeder

Age: 34

Cap number: 1

Location: Ingolstadt

Bike: Cervelo Aspero 5, SRAM AXS Mullet 36t x 10-52t, Fulcrum Rapid Red Carbon and Panaracer Gravelking SK 43C, Control Tech Sirocco Aero Bars

Key items of kit: Apidura 1l Toptube Bag, Apidura 5,6l Frame Bag, Apidura 17l Saddle Bag, Apidura Hydration Vest, Lupine Piko R4 and LEZYNE Strip STVO35. MSR E-bivy, Forclaz MT500 air mattresses, Sea to Summit Spark sleeping bag

Markus Kauf

Age: 36

Cap number: 29

Location: Berlin

Bike: I'll be riding my precious Fairlight Secan 2.5 in my not very light Gravel Randonneuring setup, going for the Party Pace!

Key items of kit: Equipped with 50 mm Tires with TA Specialite Chain rings 44/28 in the front and 11-42t Cassette in the back, hoping to have a okay-ish gear ratio to tackle the climbs. I have a broad mix of bike packing bags from Ortlieb and Restrap, but also a self made Frame bag and Rando-Frontbag for the Snacks.

The sleeping-kit is stored in the fork packs with a tent on the rear-rack. For the lighting I'll be relying on my SP Dynamo-Hub and Decathlon HL 900 Headlamps.

I'll be also carrying a hydration backpack with 2.5l and for additional capacity two 750 ml bottles.

Maya Christofori

Age: 32

Location: Berlin

Bike: 8bar Ti Drachenberg HT Mountainbike

DT Swiss F232 One suspension fork DT Swiss XR 1700 29" Rims Front: Schwalbe Racing Ralph / Back: Schwalbe Thunder Burt Shimano XT 32 / 52

Key items of kit: complete custom made ultra-light GRAMM TOUR-PACKING rig (front roll, top tube bag, full frame bag, seat bag)

Jona Riechmann

Age: 37

Cap number: 44

Location: Munich

Bike: Bombtrack Cale AL in Monster Gravel Mode For Party Pacing:

32 oval paired with 10-51. WTB Ranger 2.25 tubeless . SQ Lab 614 saddle, innerbarends and grips. Aerobars. Seido Carbon Fork.

Key items of kit: Set of Ortlieb Bags. Sleeping system (Exped Ultra 1R mat, Spark SP 1 Down Sleeping bag, SOL Emergenc Bivy). Supernova Dynamo Lights M99 DY pro, E3 taillight. Stoots Headlamp. Rain Gear. Hydration Vest.

Benedikt Meibert

Age: 26

Location: Köln / Cologne

Bike: I absolutely adore my ROSE Backroad FF! It's in a gorgeous supersonic grey. I've also got a new ROSE GC50 wheelset, which I'm really happy with, and they go perfectly with some SCHWALBE G-One Overlands in 40mm with Aerothan innertubes. For the drivetrain, I went for the new Shimano GRX DI2 with a standard gearing (48/31-11/36) and some GARMIN MTB Powerpedals. They're so handy!

Key items of kit: I'm so thrilled to set off with my tailfin! It takes on most of my belowings and has plenty of extra storage space, just in case I need to stow away some food. I've also added extra bottle cages, so I'll have plenty of water on hand if I need it! I also mounted my Garmin Varia and a spare set of rear lights to it! I've got all my essentials in my Ortlieb framebag, including all the health and safety equipment I could possibly need for the ride! I've got a 10L sea bag up front, which is absolutely perfect for my bivy, sleeping mat, and bag! I've even got a tailfin bag on my top tube for quick access and possible mid-ride storage! I've kept my cockpit nice and minimalist, just with my trusty Garmin 1050 bike computer and my awesome Lupine headlight. On my back I will run my USWE hydration pack (2L) with some storage for the rain equipment and mid-ride snacks. I'll be safe and sound with my POC Ventral Air MIPS and my Devour shades!

All in all, my whole setup weighs in at 17.4 kg (without food and drinks) — perfect!

Alexander

Age: 58

Location: Wiesbaden, Germany

Bike: Open, SRAM AXS mullet 38/52, Newmen Evolution XA25 650b rims, Rene Herse Juniper Ridge 48mm, Trickstuff C21 breaks, Wahoo Bolt

Key items of kit: Bags: Gramm frame, Revelate seat, Restrap top tube, Cyclite handlebar, 2 Apidura pouches, Apidura bladder 3l Lighting: Lupine Pico, Fenix BC26r, Lupine Rotlicht, Lezyne Smart 2 Anker power banks

Iva Juzova

Age: 32

Location: Berlin / České Budějovice

Bike: This is my beloved steel Kona Sutra LTD (2022). I am running Sram Rival. Switched to a smaller 30T chainring in the front to tackle the upcoming climbs and the cassette is 10-42T. My tires are Continental Race King 29x2.00.

Key items of kit: I am using Acepac saddle bag, Blackburn stem bag and Sea-to-Summit dry bag in the front where I store my sleeping bag. The rest of the bags I made on my own – Dyneema frame bag and purple Ecopak feedbags and handlebar harness. My dream is to have only purple/lilac set-up one day. Then cycling will be like floating on a cloud before sunset.

Jonathan Neu

Age: 34

Location: Düsseldorf

Bike: Bombtrack Arise 2, SRAM GX 1x12 10-50 shifted by modified SRAM Force levers, Wolftooth elliptic 38 tooth, TRP HY/RD breaks, Ritchey WCS Carbon fork and handelbar, HUNT 4 season with vittoria Mezcal 44-622, Ortlieb gavel bags

Key items of kit: Decent sleeping Setup (Western Mountaineering Summerlite, Nemo Tenor Alpine) , 3D printed extension for my Lupine SL mono, 1000lm Petzl headlamp, Running Vest with water bladder, Arcteyx Alpha SV Shell Jacket and Mountain Equipment Xeno 3/4 zip Shell pants.

Max Riese

Age: 33

Cap number: 46

Location: Salzburg, Austria

Bike: Cervélo Àspero-5 Reserve 40|44 GR SRAM Red XPLR 40 x 10-44t Pirelli Cinturato M 40mm Posedla Joyseat custom 3D printed Saddle Silca Super Secret Endurance Hot Wax Chain Silca Sicuro Bottle Cages

Key items of kit: Ortlieb Top Tube and Frame Bag Dark Sand Silca Grinta Saddle Bag Emergency Bivvy and Sea To Summit Sleeping Bag Silca Ratchet Tool Full 7mesh Kit including Rain Gear BBB Front and Rear Lights Wahoo ELMNT ROAM V2

Sebastian

Cap number: 94

Location: Cologne

Bike: Sour Pasta Party Fox 120 mm Fork, SRAM Drivetrain, Mezcal tires

Key items of kit: Custom made frame bag by my friend Lewin, restrap race saddle bag, tailfin 1.1 top tube bag, revelate feed bags OR helium bivvy and cumulus down jacket

Phil

Age: 37

Cap number: 17

Location: Leipzig

Bike: •Veloheld IconX Titan Prototype •Chris King Headset & T47 Bottom Bracket •INGRID crs pop 30t / Shimano GRX Di2 / 11x46 •ENVE AG 25 •Rene Herse ORACLE RIDGE TC 700C X 48
endurance •Specialized Terra Seatpost •Specialized Power Pro mirror •Ritchey wcs c220 Stem •Ritchey ErgoMax Handlebar

Key items of kit: •BenuBags St.Pauli TopTube Bag & Handlebar Bag 🫶🏼 •Reastrap Frame Bag •Food Pouches Specialized x Fjallraven •BiviBag Mountain Equipment on FidLock • And to keep the spirit high A large collection of killer sets including Dj Gigola, Marrøn, Marie Montexier, Sol Ortega, Chaos in the CBD, JobJobse, Fjaak, Palms Trax and many many more 🙌🏼😉

Denny Günther

Age: 37

Cap number: 77

Location: Berlin

Bike: - 8Bar Mitte Steel

• 1x11GRX 600
• DT Swiss GRC 1400 Spinline 42
• Schwalbe G One Bite Evolution 45mm

Key items of kit: I use the complete Ortlieb bikepacking bag line and a Rapha Hip Pack. My special item is my Fujifilm Camera and the additional bottleholder on the seatbag.

Lisa Lotti Weichert

Age: 34

Cap number: 104

Location: Leipzig, Germany

Bike: 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: 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, emergency blanket

Rico

Age: 47

Cap number: Entree

Location: Mammendorf

Bike: Open U.P.

Key items of kit: - gearshift: SRAM Force / X01 mullet 42/10-52

• Cranks: Rotor Inpower Oval
• wheelset: farsports/Dt240s + Conti RaceKings
• stem: Redshift ti
• saddle: SqLab
• frontlight - Supernova + Exposure Lights Diablo helmet light
• Bags: Apidura + foodpouch cyclite

Sebastian Bilian

Age: 29

Location: Germany

Bike: Rondo Ruut Al Gen 3 Mullet, Sram eagle GX 10/50, 36 T chainring.

Key items of kit: Bags from Cyclite and Restrap Frontlight supernova B54 pro Backlight Lezyne Strip+ LED GPS COROS Dura

Valentin Ziegenrücker

Age: 37

Location: Dresden

Bike: Cannondale Scalpel HT 4, Newmen wheels, Son dynamo hub, Supernova front and rear light. 32/10-51 Transmission.

Key items of kit: Mainly Tailfin bags, Relevate Design food pouches, Ortlieb accessory bag. Forumslader USB Charger.

Sven Wagner

Age: 45

Location: Halle, Germany

Bike: Sour Pasta Party, Shimano XT/XTR Components, tune Wheels, Fox 32 Fork, Magura MT8 Brakes, another Thompson Parts

Key items of kit: Bikepacking Bags from Reisefix.cc

Marcus Nicolson

Age: 34

Location: Bolzano, Italy from Scotland

Bike: Rothair Tropicana Hardtail - sturdy steel custom build from Glasgow that has survived the Highland Trail 550 earlier this year.

Built up on some well used Dt Swiss wheels and Shimano 12spd XT gears and 30t chainring. That granny gear is going to be well used on this ride!

Key items of kit: Full set of Straight Cut Design bags - handmade in Edinburgh. Exposure Lights to see the bears coming :) Dropper post for enjoying the descents. Ergon Grips with bar ends and some bar inners for extra hand positions. Albion kit, including spare set of bibs and rain gear. Emergency bivvy and halfsize sleeping mat, no comfortable sleeping!

Jannes Kirschner

Age: 30

Location: Berlin

Bike: Canyon Grizl cf, Sram axs mullet 10-52 X0 Cassette, 38t Chainring , DT Swiss / Swiss Side Carbon Wheels, Schwalbe Thunder Bird Tires 2,1” filled with Silca sealend , ZIPP Seatpost and Handlebar, Prologo Seat

Key items of kit: Custom Toptube and Framebag, Apidura Saddlebag 14l , Silca Handlebarbag 2l, Camelbag hydration west

Sol Bivvy light, sea to summit spark 1 sleeping bag , sea to summit Ether light sleeping pad

My favorite peace of gear: Silca Gravelero Pump

Paul B

Age: 29

Cap number: 148

Location: Berlin

Bike: Rose Backroad AL

Key items of kit: Bags: Ortlieb Seatpack, Framepack, Handlebarpack. Cyclite top tube bag, backpack Sleep: slingfin portal Lights: sliva cross trail

Bernd Ahlers

Age: 44

Cap number: 118

Location: Germany

Bike: Brother Mehteh 2019 frame / Seido RGT Carbon fork / 650b Mavic rims with DT-Swiss 350 hubs / Schwalbe G-One Bite 50 mm tires, tubeless / SRAM Rival 1 mechanical drivetrain with 34T ALUGEAR chainring and 10-42T SRAM cassette, 175 mm crank arms / SRAM Rival hydraulic brakes with SRAM Centerline X 160 mm disc rotors / Redshift ShockStop stem / Zipp Service Course SL-70 XPLR handlebar / Suicycle Riot seatpost / SQLab saddle

Key items of kit: Deuter first aid kit / Tailfin AeroPack / Tailfin Cage Packs 1.7L / Apidura Racing Frame Pack 2.4L / Apidura Racing Top Tube Pack 0.5L / skin grows back Snack Stack Stem Feed Bags / Ortlieb Fork-Pack 4.1L / Blackburn Outpost Cargo Cage / King Cage stainless steel bottle cages / Elite super byasi tool bottle / Keego bottles / Supernova Airstream front light / Fenix BC26R front light / Fenix BC05R tail light / Litecco Cando tail light / Black Diamond head light / Garmin 1040 bike computer / Camelbak Chase hydration vest / Sea to Summit Ultralight Air sleeping mat / Frilufts sleeping bag / Patagonia Nano Puff

Youri Zwart

Age: 28

Location: Utrecht, NL

Bike: Giant Revolt 0 2022 with GRX 48/31 x 40/11 (11 speed) and Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M tires (45mm).

Key items of kit: Bags: Restrap top tube (2L) & frame bag (4,2L), Ortlieb sadle bag (16,5L), B-soul food pouch (~0,5L), sea to summit strap.

Water: 2x 0,6L bidon, 0,8L bidon, 1L water filter system.

Lights: Lezyne 1300XXL (front), Lezyne KTV 75 (rear), decathlon head light + spares.

Head unit: Wahoo Elemnt Roam v2 on a HideMyBell mount.

Stuff: An emergency bivvy, sleeping bag liner, power bank and cables (20.000 mah), sunscreen, cash & lots of sport nutrition, spares and extra clothing.

Lisa Winkler

Age: 28

Cap number: 169

Location: Salzburg, Austria

Bike: Basso Palta

Key items of kit: SRAM Apex 1x12 (mechanical) 10-44/40, Frankenstein’s replacement power meter crank - Shimano spares from the shop I work at, Zipp 303S wheels, Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M tyres, Wahoo ELMNT Roam, Tailfin bags, Sleeping bag & bivy, ♥️: Yashica T4 camera (analog point & shoot)

Jan-Jaap Gerritsma

Age: 28

Location: Utrecht, NL

Bike: Giant Revolt 0, 2022

Key items of kit: Water sack, gel, fruit bars, rain jacket, buff, sunscreen spf 50, lip balm spf 30, Bivvy, transparent glasses, Garmin Varia rear light, Nitecore flash light, Smyle toothpaste tabs, salt caps, spare parts of everything that is small

Lorenzo Berti

Age: 28

Cap number: 155

Location: Rimini

Bike: Surly Midnight Special

Key items of kit: Top tube and Framebag, rear and front drybag. All the gear inside to enjoy the mountains in this season: mountain shell, extra socks and bivy bag. Won't miss food of course and lights for the overnights. Wheels are 650b with 2.2 tyres and transmission 34 x 10/50

Werner Gasser

Age: 38

Cap number: 62

Location: Berlin

Bike: Curve Kevin

Key items of kit: Rival - Eagle X01 combo — 38 / 52-10 Newman Wheels 650 - 2,2“

Jonas Bader

Age: 33

Cap number: 2721

Location: Allgäuer

Bike: SOUR Bicyles - Purple Haze

Key items of kit: Mix of bags from Restrap, wizard works and custom made witslinger Framebag with adipura 3L Blader. Attached to DIY Stainless Racks in the front sides and back. Mullet group set with a spice of Garbaruk components. Dropperpost from PNW adapted to a 2x shifter as actuator. Lupine front click light wich can be used as bikelight helmetlight oder camplight. Lots of Hope Parts combined with hplussonhydra rims supporting the Schwalbe XC combo Racing Ralph and Ray.

Markus Valentin

Age: 35

Cap number: 98

Location: Leipzig

Bike: Cannondale Topstone 2021 with Parcours Alta 650b Wheelset and some other upgrades.

Key items of kit: Restrap Race Frame and Top Tube bag, Relevate Designs Saddle Bag(Spinelock). Cumulus Sleeping Bag, Thermarest Mat.

Sebastian Dürer

Age: 39

Cap number: 61

Location: Berlin

Bike: I’m riding Sneak Peaks classic on my Standert Erdgeschoss with SRAM Force/eagle axs party mullet 32x10-52, 54mm Schwalbe g-one bite on 650 dt Swiss gr1600

Key items of kit: DIY frame bag (thx irina 😘 with my trusted buff, gloves, wax, tubelesskit, 3l water bladder) Ortlieb arschrakete (sleeping bag, bivy and sleeping mat, 2nd bib), tailfin top tube (front lights battery, powerbank, spf, lip balm, headphones), feed bag and Blackburn cages with orlieb waterproof bags filled with loads of carbs & dry clothes, and extra batteries, lights, and medikit) Wahoo bolt v1 for navigation (and motivational sticker) and evoc hydration pack for more h2o

Max Göller

Age: 28

Cap number: 71

Location: Freiburg, Germany

Bike: Vitus Substance VRS-1

Key items of kit: SRAM rival etap AXS 34 - 11/42

Christopher Zapp

Age: 31

Cap number: #90

Location: Freiburg im Breisgau

Bike: Standert Erdgeschoss (54)

Key items of kit: Shimano GRX 48/34 - 11/46 (with Goat Link), restrap 7l Race bag, top tube bag, custom Full Frame von @von_berg_bags, Ortlieb Quickrail.

Max Power

Age: 39

Cap number: 164

Location: Lauf a.d. Pegnitz, Mittelfranken, Germany

Bike: Giant Revolt 2014 (1st ever Revolt)

I'm riding my 10 y old aluminum Giant Revolt, rebuilt in 2020 with a mechanical GRX 2×11 groupset and XT brakes for post mount. For SNEAK PEAKS I swapped the crankset to a Deore 10s 38/24 and use a Sunrace 42 cassette with a RoadLink DM at the rear derailleur, giving a gear range of 605% with the smallest gear ratio of 0.57. The left crank arm is a 4iiii 105 Precision power meter. I had to use an MTB bottom bracket and try around with different spacers to make everything work. But now it does.

I kinda pushed the tire clearance to its limits and above with Continental's 29 inch 55 mm RaceKing Protection in the front and the heavier 50 mm RaceKing Performance in the back - set up tubeless onto Novatec R3 Stealth Carbon wheels with 20 mm inner diameter and 38 mm hight.

Considering that there might not be much options to use them properly, I chose not to put on aerobars for SNEAK PEAKS in order to save some weight. 😅

Key items of kit: Navigation is via Garmin Edge 530. Front light is Lupine's SL AF with a 10 Ah battery and a 3.5 Ah battery for backup and as potential power bank. Rear lights are Garmin Varia RTL515 and an additional WAG at the bag.

I use Restrap Race top tube and frame bags size M and the 14 L Restrap saddle bag. Two food pouches give space for snacks or Cola bottles. I'll put on an additional hydration pack with a 2 l bladder and extra space for food or rain gear. Two of the three bottles are filled with 500 g of dry carbohydrate powder each. The third bottle is filled with 300 g of carbohydrates solved in water and I'll carry an additional 300 g of powder with me, giving 1.6 kg of carbohydrates to have some solution for everyday that I can easily drink while climbing. ✌️

Simon Ruhland

Age: 28

Cap number: 150 - ENTREE

Location: Rosenheim, GER

Bike: Steppenwolf Timber Crossline from 2000 Fork and front brakes updated to 180mm disc

Gearing (Shimano XT, Mountain Goat Chainring 20T) 20-32-44 front 11-34 back

Tires Schwalbe Smart Sam front Conti Race King back both 2,25 wide

Key items of kit: Navigation Garmin Edge 800 and smartphone for backup

Water Stainless steel bottle 1,5l ISYbe plastic bottle 1l

Sleep Exped Ventair Lite Bivy Thermarest NeoAir xlite mat Deuter Dreamlite sleeping bag Stoic Footprint

Bags molekühl 12l saddle bag Ortlieb 6l frame bag Wheelup top tube bag Two Silva TPU drybags 6l in fork cages Decathlon textile bottle holder as snack pouch