Silk Road Mountain Race 2023: Bike & Equipment

 

BIKE AND EQUIPMENT: 

Fairlight Holt 

Suspension: Rockshox Sid ultimate 120mm 

Groupset: SRAM 1x12 30 / 10-51T 

Shifter: SRAM GX AXS  

Dynamo: SON 28 hub 

Wheels/Hubs: Beast TR 30 / Hope Pro 5  (by Parallel Handbuilt) 

Tyres: Vittoria Barzo 2.35/2.25 with Cush Core XC  

Grips: Ergon 

Seatpost: Cane Creek Thudbuster 

Saddle: Fizik Argo 

The Tailfin rear rack contains clothing and first aid items.

CLOTHING:  

Watch: Chris Ward C63 Colchester

Helmet: Kask 

Smith Wildcat glasses 

Rab Polartec fleece top 

Sandline Polartec fleece trousers 

Rab Zero G down jacket 

PHD Sigma insulated trousers 

Tilak Pertex Quantum wind shell 

Rain coat – Rab Latok Alpine Goretex Pro 

Rain trousers – Rusjan custom 

Rain socks - Sealskins 

Rain gloves – Arcteryx Goretex Pro 

Fleece gloves - RAB Phantom grip 

Riding gloves – Endura mitts 

Merino long sleeve jersey – Salwea Zebru 

Merino mesh baselayer - Rapha  

Bib shorts – Endura GV500 

Merino socks - Darn Tough 

Shoes: Peral Izumi X-alp Summit 

Merino buff 

The Tailfin front roll contained sleeping system and insulated trousers + jacket

Sleeping:

PHD 1000 down -9C sleeping bag

MLD eVent bivi

Thermarest neo air x lite short

The top tube bag contained electronics and lip balm; The feed pouch contained katadyn water filter.

System:

Front light - Klite dynamo 

Head light - Exposure Diablo  

Rear light - Exposure blaze  

Navigation - Garmin etrex 32x 

Phone  

Headphones 

Anker 20,000mah battery pack  

Garmin charge cable 

Phone charger cable 

Spare AA battery  

Tracker Garmin Inreach 

Hand sanitizer 

 

First aid 

Imodium 

Steri strip 

Tape 

Plaster 

Antiseptic wipe 

Paracetamol 

Lantiseptic pouch 

Sun protect creme 

Lip sun protection  

Caffeine pills  

Electrolyte  

2 x 1L bidon 

Katadyn befree filter 1L 

Disposable feet warmer x3 pair 

The top of the frame bag contained food and the bottom tools.

Photo credit: Malik Alymkulov (@the_last _nomad_republic)

Tools 

Pump - EDC 

Tyre lever park tool 

Derailleur hanger x2 

AXS battery 

AXS Charge 

Brake pads sintered x 2 

Quick links x3 

Chain breaker 

Multi tool 

Short bit of chain  

Plugs x lots 

Plug driver 

Patches  

Rubber glue 

Needle and thread 

Innertube x2  

Spare cleat 

Gorilla Tape around pump 

Rag 

Chain lube 

Super glue 

Zip tie 

 
James Hayden