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Germans Cycles ACID Extreme (steel frame with Columbus Zona tubeset) with sockets for carriers. For gravel roads in South America a mountain bike with suspension fork is the way to go |
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Tubus Cargo - durable carrier from thin steel tubing |
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Tubus Duo - durable carrier from thin steel tubing wouldn´t use again it starts moving above 30 km/h |
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Selle Italia saddle |
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Ritchey stem and bar, comfortable bar ends and grips are more important |
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SRAM 9.0 hubs, 32 holes front, 36 at the rear with 1,8/2,0 DT Swiss spokes and Mavic X618 rims. Wheels are the most important part on the bike after frame and fork. Mine were custom-built by German Möhren www.germans-cycles.de and were still straight after 3500 kms on South American roads |
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Diacompe brakes and levers |
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Shimano LX/XT front and rear derailleur, Grip Shift or RapidFire is a matter of personal taste |
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Continental Explorer 2,1 given away after two snake bites |
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Corratec Reifen 2,1 good grip with little profile, but on the descent from El Tatio one thread block broke and destroyed the tire. Thomas gave me his spare Schwalbe Marathon XR |
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Schwalbe Extralight tubes |
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Ortlieb Front and Back Roller light |
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Ortlieb handle bar bag for camera, map, sun lotion, money and passport. Big enough for a PowerBar as well |
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spare parts: chain, tire, two tubes, 20 patches, glue, four fitting (!) spokes right side back wheel, shift cable and brake cable |
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tools: multi tool, tire lever, strong chain breaker, pump, cassette removal tool, chain lube |
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light cable lock |
