Bike: Salsa Spearfish Carbon – Size Large While you lose some frame space and storage with a full suspension bike, there are still some with ample frame space like the Spearfish. For a trail like the Arizona Trail, it’s well worth the reduction of frame space.
- Nox Rims with Industry 9 rear hub and Schmidt SON 28 front dynamo
- Rock Shox Sid fork and Fox FLOAT Performance Elite rear shock
- Paired with Some Maxxis Ikon tires, 2.2 rear 2.35 front
- Sram 1×11 driver with Wolftooth 28 tooth chainring
- Shimano XT brakes and pedals
- Thompson seat post with Specialized Phenom saddle
- Race Face stem with Etrex 30 stationed on stem
- Salsa handlebars with ESI chunky grips
- Cane Creek Ergo II Bar Ends
Frame Bag: Rockgeist Mudlust Frame Bag – Custom Fit I tend to put a lot of things I really hope not to used towards the bottom of the bag, like tools and my rain jackets. Other things that I will need to access more are my hydration bladder which is near the top of the zipper opening. It’s also important to note that I put most of my heavy items in the frame bag, this is because it gives the bike an overall balanced feel, and it rides much better when the front triangle can support the weight being on the saddle or handlebars.
- Tool kit with replacement parts, and tools to keep me on the trail.
- Spare spokes and nipples
- Tube
- Pump
- First aid kit
- Wet Ones
- Terrex Swift Agravic Jacket
- 2L platypus hydration bladder
- MontBell Breez Dry-Tec U.L. Sleeping Bag Cover
- Phantom™ Spark 28° Sleeping Bag – because it’s going to be colder than the Tour Divide last year.
- Adidas Outdoor Light Down Jacket
- Spot Gen 3 attached to the rear of the bag.
- Pearl Izumi P.R.O. Barrier WxB glove
- Pearl Izumi arm warmers
- Gore knee warmers
- Arm coolers
- Buff
- Vest
- K-Lite dynamo system with Sinewave Revolution USB charger
- Anker 9000mAh battery and Micro USB charger
- Exposure Diablo helmet lamp and associated charger
- iPhone charger
- Spare batteries AA for Etrex and AAA for Spot
- Headphones and iPod Shuffle
- Transparent replacement lenses
- 2L lumbar bladder
- Mountainsmith Strapplets
- Extra food
- Chain lube and small rag
- Toothbrush and paste
- Headlamp for the canyon ditch
- Gore Bibs
- Pearl Izumi base layer
- Griggs Ortho jersey
- Pearl Izumi X-Alp Launch II
- Swiftwick Socks
- Pearl Izumi cycling cap
- Rudy Project Sterling helmet
- Rudy Project AGON sunglasses
- Giro DND gloves
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