On January 2nd Lael Wilcox and Nicholas Carman introduced the Baja Divide route. A 1,700 mile mountain bike route down the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico. To celebrate this new route, Lael and Nicholas invited a group of a hundred riders to come out and ride it together. The group was an eclectic mix of freak bike fans, carbon fiber gear heads, and the casual flip flop wearing hippy. With a recommendation of 3” tires, there was a range of plus sized bikes at the start ranging from custom singlespeed 26 plus bikes, to a whole bunch of 27 plus Advocate Haydukes and 29 plus Surly’s. The best part? Some people decided to “run what they brung” with anything from trusted Surly Trolls to an old steel 26” Mongoose. Whatever they chose to ride, the inaugural Baja Divide ride was a diverse gathering of bikepackers from around the world. Below is a list of the riders we were able to catch on route.
Harry Meyer – Berkshire, MA – Jones Plus
Colleen Welch – Olympia, WA – Surly ECR
Brent Werner – Olympia, WA – Surly ECR
Rich Lytle – Chicago, IL – Surly Krampus with Rohloff – IG: richworldtravels
Dylan Boyle – Sacramento, CA – Surly ECR – IG: 2rdivide
Nick Newcomb – Bolinas, CA – Advocate Hayduke
Leia Crosby – Portland, ME – Advocate Hayduke
Holly Wade – Aukland, NZ – Advocate, Hayduke – IG: hollynomates
Joe Nicolette – Boulder, CO – Yeti SB5+
Cole Paulson – Carlsbad, CA – Rocky Mountain 29er with B.O.B. trailer
Salvadore Basurto III – FASS Bikes – IG: fassbike
Chris Corral – Oakland, CA – Surly Ogre – IG: bikechris23
Matt Chong – Los Angeles, CA – Surly Troll – IG: mattsnapp
Tony Allen – Anchorage, AK – Fatback 190
Mark Davis – Anchorage, AK – Trek Stache
Tony Berberich – Palmer, AK – Trek Stache
Ninja Tony!
Pat Kelly – Westnewbury, MA – Advocate Hayduke with Lauf
Tim Hodkinson – London, England – Jones
Adam Kiem – Muru – Sydney, Australia
Darrow Jones – Minneapolis, MN – 27+ ’08 Salsa El Mariachi
Matt Irons – Minneapolis, MN – Surly Troll
Andrew Magill – Minneapolis, MN – Surly KramPug
Chris Goodman – London, England – Jamis Dragonslayer – IG: uninspiredramblings
Maggie Nielsen – Moab, UT – Mongosta Negra (an old 26” Mongoose #runwhatyoubrung)
Paige Stuart – Moab, UT – Handbuilt Hardtail Paige built at UBI – IG: paigeturner2
Rafael Millan – Salida, CO – Jamis Dragonslayer – IG: #rafaupdate
Jan Bennet – Dallas, TX – Cannondale Beast of the East – IG: wanderlustbybike
Justin Barnes – Vancouver, BC – Velo Orange Piolet – IG: eastvan_alpineclub
Ryan Klucker – Denver, CO – Advocate Hayduke – IG: r_kluck
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