Welcome to Part 3 of the 3-part series on my preparation, equipment, and race bike for the Atlas Mountain Race. This is was a surprising amount of work, but I like reviewing my choices because it helps me identify possible issues or missing gear. Equipment Sleeping Kit: I’m using the same eVent bivy I’ve used […]
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The Bike My gear loadout is really similar to what I took to Iberica Traversa, with a few changes to decrease weight and bulk, and to increase usability. The biggest change is the bike. For Atlas Mountain Race, I’ll be riding a Myrad Windigo custom-geometry rigid dropbar mountain bike. I designed this bike with my
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Intro & Preparation Until a few months ago, just about everything I knew about Morocco came from a Netflix special about the hashish smuggling industry with a little bit of French history and some Instagram posts from Transbike Adventures mixed in. In September 2019, I heard about Atlas Mountain Race from an ultra-endurance athlete I
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Northwest Competitive Adventure athletes Seth Dubois and Tom Hainisch discuss their upcoming race attempts at Smoke N’ Fire 400, an unsupported bikepacking race in Central Idaho beginning and ending in Boise. Seth and Tom recently battled it out for first and second place at the B.C. Epic 1000, and we are excited to see them
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