The constantly changing bike lineup for all kinds of touring. Eventually just want a Tumbleweed Prospector with a couple wheelsets. Wish they made a titanium version!
Great Divide, Western Wildlands, Euro Divide Routes | Baja Divide, Desert Routes | Mixed Road/Gravel Routes | Notes | |
Frame | 2019 Salsa Titanium Timberjack (M) | 2017 Surly Troll | 2022 Surly Midnight Special | |
Fork | Whiskey No. 9 carbon or Wren suspension | Stock | Stock or Fyxation Sparta carbon | |
Handlebars | Koga Denham aluminum 711mm | Jones Loop Bar 710mm | PNW Coast 50mm | |
Brakes | Shimano XTR 4 piston hydraulic 160mm rotors | Yokozuna Ultimos 4 piston hybrid | TRP Spyres cable | |
Grips | Ergon GP-1 | Ergon GC-1 | Bar tape | |
Bar ends | Integrated inboard bar extensions | None | None | |
Aerobars | None | None | None | When needed Profile Design T2 |
Stem | Thompson SM-132 100mm 7deg rise | Ritchey WCS 80mm 7deg rise | Stock 100mm 0deg rise | |
Seatpost | Salsa titanium setback 27.2 | Control Tech Ti 400mm 27.2 | Aluminum 27.2 | |
Saddle | Brooks C17 | SQLabs SM | Brooks Ti Swift | |
Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB | Shimano 68mm | Shimano 68mm | |
Crank | Shimano Deore 1x 170mm | RaceFace 1x 170mm | SRAM Rival 1x 170mm | |
Pedals | Chester flats or Time ATAC MX4 | Chester flats | Time ATAC MX4 | |
Chainring | SRAM 30t | 32t | 38t | |
Cassette | Shimano Deore 11-51 11sp | 18t cog | SRAM Rival 1 9-42 11sp | |
Chain | Shimano 11sp | KMC | SRAM 11sp | |
Rims | DT Swiss XR391 29″ | Velocity Dually 32h 26″ | Stock 640b | |
Front hub | SON Deluxe 15x110mm TA dynamo | SON Deluxe 9x100mm QR dynamo | Stock Formas | |
Rear hub | DT Swiss 350 12x142mm | Rohloff 14sp 135mm QR | Stock Formas | |
Tires | Maxxis Rekon 29×2.6 | Surly Knard 26×3 | Panaracer Gravelking SK 650×48 | |
Other | kLite Gravel Ultra v2 Dynamo Light and Charging Kit with Qube | Rohloff twist shifter | None | |
Bags | – King Manything cages with Salsa bags on fork – Tribulus Endover front bag (445g) – Cleveland Mountaineering frame bag – Jpaks Footlong front top tube – Revelate Designs Gas Tank rear top tube – Tailfin AeroPack 20L (910g) with 5L panniers | – Porcelain Rocket Mr Fusion seatpack – T-rack on rear | – Banana Bag – Swift Industries L half frame bag – 7 Roads stem bag | Tailfin downtube bag 5L |