Travel Via Gravel — Jayhawker
Reflections on the 2022 Tour Divide and my Initial Gear List
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Ouch! Mad respect to those that finished the TD this year, I wasn't one of them. My failure to complete the course, however, had nothing to do with my bike or gear, no mechanical or electrical issues over ~1,000 miles. I was the problem!! I've got some unfinished business out west. After doing nearly all of my training in the winter and spring in Indiana's cold, wet weather, my body took exception to the no-prep immersion to New Mexico's hot weather and higher-than-I-was-accustomed-to altitude. I had plane tickets to Calgary and hotel reservations in Banff and changed all that to...
2022 TD Update
bikepacking GDMBR Jayhawker kLite Salsa tour divide Walmer
Friday, June 22. Thought I’d do a quick update on the trip so far for my followers. Today I rode from Cuba New Mexico to Abiquiu lake and I’m staying at the Army Corps of Engineers campground here. The beauty of the site is breathtaking, but the nearest food is 6 miles away, so I’ll be dining on the cache of snacks I bought at the Dollar General in Cuba, NM last night. Today was an easy day, maybe 55 miles, taking it easy after yesterday’s 130 from Grants, NM. I’m officially “touring” now, some heatstroke-related cramping while crossing the...
2022 Tour Divide Rig Glamour Shots
2022 bar yak baryak Drop Bar dynamo eeWings Fargo Garbaruk GDMBR gravel Jayhawker kLite Salsa tour divide
The 2022 "Rigs of the Tour Divide" submission!
2022 Tour Divide Cockpit
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Glamour shots of my 2022 Tour Divide cockpit
Jayhawker™ - Wheelset to Bike Cross Reference
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A carbon fiber wheelset is an awesome upgrade to your bike, you'll feel the difference immediately. By popular request, I've been building and updating the table below to provide a cross reference between some of the most popular gravel / all-road bikes and the fast-selling Jayhawker™ carbon fiber wheelsets. Help us update the table - if your bike isn't listed and you know the spec, send us a note at jefe@jefe.bike