others did. However, I was very appreciative of the tip to stay in the drops when riding offroad. I’m running Surly Moloko bars and an SMP saddle. Custom full length top tube bag/handlebar bag by local Melbourne maker Overland Gear Australia. But if you want to know how this performs for bikepacking, just ask Jay Petervary, who took second in the Tour Divide this year aboard the Cutthroat. So why are folks drawn to underbiking? Rainier National Park. But still… if you were to use this for daily singletrack ripping, I could easily see a dropper being a useful after-market upgrade. Bags: Custom designed by BroadFork Bags out of Park City, Utah. Cutthroat carbon fork. Learn More, We have ~100 routes on our worldwide bikepacking routes map. I’ll be riding a 2018 Salsa Ti Fargo. I will be running Maxis Ikon 2.2″ tyres. The Bike: I’ll be riding a 2016 Salsa Cutthroat with mostly SRAM parts, Nox Composite wheels with DT240s hubs, 2.2″ Maxxis Ikon tires, an Apidura saddle bag, and custom frame bags from Broadfork Bags out of Park City, Utah. The bike features a 1 x 11 drivetrain with 34T chainring, Continental X King 2.2” tires, and Stan’s Crest wheels with a SON Dynamo hub up front. I’m taking four bottles with me, two are mounted on the LAUF fork using TwoFish cage adapters, a third will be in a feed bag off the bar and a fourth will mount under the down tube. Three 0.6 litre bottles on frame with two larger SJS bottle cages mounted to the fork. Company   The Bike: #justanothercutthroatrider Salsa Cutthroat in sexy blue and silver. The Bike: I’ll be riding (not racing) the Tour Divide on a 2017 Surly Ogre. Zpack Solplex tent for a touch of lightweight luxury at night and Selle Anatomica saddle for daytime luxury. This bike has been built up with a 1×11 Shimano XT Drivetrain; 11-46T gearing. The Bags: Bike Bag Dude custom frame bags and down tube bag, Revelate Terrapin 8L seat bag, Stealth custom bar roll, and Osprey 9L hydration pack. Salomon compactable 1.5L water carrier. The Bike: Racing the Tour Divide on a 2017 Salsa Cutthroat frame with a Lauf fork – complete custom flat bar build by me. Topping it all off is the piñón front pocket for misc items. I found myself wanting a dropper post! But even on most singletrack climbs, I found myself in the drops. I’ll be riding a Giant XTC with a Niner RDO carbon fork. Two liter bottles will be mounted the downtube along with two Bell Clinch 650 Expandable Bottle Cage and Mount on the fork. Drive train is a mix n’ match SRAM XX1 cassette/chain, with an Eagle 30T chainring for long life and extended chain wear. Bags include Revelate Designs Ranger, Terrapin, Yakataga, Feed (x2), and a Specialized Toptube Pack, plus an Osprey Talon 22 backpack (for food and extra water). The Bike: 2018 Salsa Cutthroat, Teravail Sparwood tires, stock 1x drivetrain 38T x 10-42, SON Dynamo front hub, Custom fame bag and top tube bag by Broad Fork bags out of Park City, UT. Bags: I’m using a Nuclear Sunrise Fat Man for the saddle, Titan tank for tools and parts, and two Silos for snack bags. Further modifications include a Salsa Firestarter front fork with the Beacon light mounted to the font fork crown, and a Fred Bar with Profile T3 carbon aero bars and arms rests. Bags: The majority of bags are from Revelate Designs and include the Surly Mountain frame bag, Pika seat bag, medium Sweet Roll with Egress pocket, and two Mountain Feedbags. I have Salsa’s frame bag, front roll, Anything Cradle with dry bag, seat pack, and Anything Cages with dry bags. Thanks for all of your participation, and have a safe and wonderful Tour Divide! BB is Wheels Mfg. This is my fourth trip down the divide. Bags: JPaks gas tank, Salsa/Revelate frame bag, Revelate Visacha seat bag, Revelate Jerry Can bag, two Revelate feed bags, and an Outdoor Research 20L Airpurge Dry Compression Sack as a handlebar bag held securely in place by a Salsa EXP Anything Cradle. Bags: Frame bag is by yours truly – Miles Arbour, formerly known as Screaming Beaver bike bags. The Bike: I’ll be riding a Specialized Epic (Pro) FSR. The Bike: I will be riding a Niner Air 9 Carbon with a Niner Carbon Fork. The Bike: Originally assembled from leftover parts, now my Tour Divide bike: Cube GTC 29 GTC frame, Rock Shox Reba, 3×10 XT, Avid BB7 brakes, ZTR Arch Mk3 (DT Swiss 350 rear, Funworks (SP?) Wildcat seat holster with Lomo drybag, Alpkit Stingray frame-bag with bespoke made Alpkit bar-bag and Alpkit fuel-pods on top tube. On flowy descents, I was absolutely railing into the turns on the Cutthroat, and if I had been able to push the seat down and out of the way, I could have leaned that bike over even more. Salsa Cutthroat Rival 1 // 10kg and US $3499 The Cutthroat Rival uses the same carbon frameset but receives a drivetrain (SRAM Rival 1) and wheel upgrade. COVID HOURS Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm, Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Closed Sunday El cheapo areo bars mounted 100mm above Jones bars. While at its most obvious, the Cutthroat features a decal of the entire Tour Divide route on the downtube, these features go much further than skin deep. Sleep system is an OR Helium bivvy, Alpkit air bed, Western Mountaineering sleeping bag, and an inflatable pillow. XT build. Simply put, bikepacking is the synthesis of mountain biking and minimalist camping; it evokes the freedom of multi-day backcountry hiking, with the range and thrill of riding a mountain bike. Learn More, As important as it is to have a reliable bike and pack as light as you can, choosing the right route is perhaps the key to your enjoyment. This bike is rolling on a set of WTB i29’s laced with sapim cx-ray spokes to a Hope Pro4 rear Hub and an SP Dynamo front hub both 32h. Because I was hammering so dang fast!! I went with the Big Agnus Flycreek UV 2 tent. $1299 00. One 0,5L bottle mounted to the downtube and a 4L MSR water bladder in the frame bag. https://salsacycles.com/bikes/cutthroat/2018_cutthroat_rival_1 The “Rival” Part of the name refers to the SRAM Rival 1 drivetrain, a 1×11 drivetrain that is most often found on cyclocross bikes. The Bike: Charge Duster Ti 29er (large). Features. Also a Microshift Bar-end, some fatttt tape, Brooks Saddle and bags by Blackburn, Salsa, and Sealine. Bags: I have a custom Overland Gear frame bag which fits perfectly in the frame around three 1L bottles. The bike also features Loop Cycles titanium Bengali Bars with all the hand positions and built in aero extensions. 3.5L water capacity. The Bike: Quiring 29/27.5+ Titanium Hardtail the bike is equipped with WTB 2.1” Tires, Nox Carbon Wheels, Chris King Rear Hub and bottom bracket, Shimano XT Di2 2x drivetrain, Brooks saddle, Jones bars, Son Dyno hub powering a kLite and Sinewave Revolution USB Charger. Lastly, a bag on the down tube under the frame. Cutthroat Carbon Fork Cutthroat Carbon Headset Cane Creek 40 Wheels/Rims DT Swiss C 1800 29" Tires Maxxis Ikon 29 x 2.2, 60 TPI/EXO/TR Crankset SRAM Stylo 7K Eagle DUB Chainrings 34T Chain SRAM PC 1110 Rear Derailleur SRAM Rival 1 Cassette/Rear Cogs SRAM XG 1130, 10-42T Shifters SRAM Rival 1 HRD Handlebars Salsa Cowchipper Deluxe Tape/Grips A few fun facts: 1. Instead, this short loop includes slabby slickrock, chunky tech sections, punchy climbs, rhythm sections, bermed descents, jumps, and more. Thomson bar/stem, Deda TT bars, Syntace seatpost, Specialized saddle. My rear light choice is very important and I’ve gone for a Lezyne Zectro Drive Max for its super bright daytime beam that I will use day and night when on a highway. The gas tank bag is a Salsa. The Bike: I’ll be riding the 2018 Tour Divide on a 2016 Specialized Fatboy with a custom built set of Woven Precision Handbuilts carbon 29ers and Maxxis Ikon 2.2s. Bags: seat bag is Apidura dry 17L, frame bag is handmade, two small bags on top tube are from Czech company ACEPAC (eco friendly Cordura), and bag on handlebars is also from Czech company Everbike (eco friendly cordura). Maxxis Ardent tires. I’ll be racing for Saint Cloud Bikes, who I can’t thank enough for their support over the last few years! All pretty basic. My saddle is a Brooks. I am also running a set of Profile Designs T4+ aero bars with risers. Prized Gear: to be determined, though I am sure my Western Mountaineering sleeping bag and Nemo bivy will be quite a treat at the end of a long day. Her name is Consuela. Bags: Framebag and Garage by BBD. It runs a SRAM Eagle groupset with a 36T oval chainring. Adding stability to the tires, I am running Stan’s Arch EX wheels with a Son Dynamo Hub up front. We are navigating with a Garmin Etrex 30 and we each have an Exposure Race front light. According to Salsa, whenever you’re riding offroad, you should be in the drops for maximum stability and optimum access to the controls–more on that later. Two liter bottles in the feedbags. The Bike: I will be riding the Tour Divide on a 2018 Carver Gnarvester Titanium custom built by Carver bikes in Woolwich, Maine. The tires rolling on the ground are Maxxis Ikons 2.25″ in rear and 2.35″ in front. This is my rig for a first attempt at the TD; A totally “off the shelf” Salsa Cutthroat 2016 with added aerobars for comfort. The frame bag holds a 6L hydration system Guy and I devised. The bike features a new pair of Vittoria Mezcal 2.25” tires, a 1×12 SRAM Eagle drivetrain with a 32T chainring, Roval Control 29 wheels with a Schmidt SON Dynamo hub up front (connected to a Sinewave Revolution Beacon light and charger), and Ergon grips. Cross country singletrack riding? $3,699 USD (MSRP) Cutthroat Rival 1 combines our sweet carbon Cutthroat frame and fork with the proven performance of a SRAM Rival 1 drivetrain. Good luck everyone, looking forward to meeting you on the road! I have finished my bike with Lezyne carbon bottle cages and a special and sentimental touch of Mike Hall’s Lezyne Carbon Drive pump that he used to break to Divide record in 2016. BAGS: The Framebag is made by Triple Crown badass Kurt Sandiforth. I will be starting from Banff on the 8th and have a mix of Revelate Designs, Porcelain Rocket, Rogue Panda, and Farsik bags. Salsa Cutthroat Rival 1 $2800 USD. Continuing the tradition started by Neil and Lindsay at Bikepacker, here are the riders and rigs of the this year’s Tour Divide, the 11th running of the longest and biggest event in bikepacking. The Cutthroat operates on a different playing field entirely! I’ll also be carrying an eTrex 30x for navigation. Wheelset is from Melbourne based company Curve Cycling and is their 30×30 rim laced to a DT 350 rear hub and a Son 28 dynamo in the front. I’ll also be weighed down with way too much other gear too numerous to mention here. Looks overall quite bulky, but on the opposite I’m going without a backpack ;-). Enter your email address to receive our top stories via email each week. This year for my first attempt at the Tour Divide I will be racing on my Fuji SLM 2.5 29er. The Bike: I’ll be having a go at racing the 2018 edition of the Tour Divide on a custom built Pivot LES carbon. Most Popular Mountain Bike Gifts of 2020 (so far). All bags are Revelate: Viscacha, Sweet Roll, Gas Tank and a modified Salomon front pack. Every feature was evaluated and designed to obliterate long-distance cycling route and event records. Other Bits: kLite Light, Sinewave USB, Garmin 520, Bluetooth speaker, and 42 oz. A Zpack 30f sleeping bag on top of a Neoair pad all snuggled in a Big Agnes Flycreek HV1 Platinum tent, and I’m bringing an inflatable pillow, just because. I will also have a Lezyne Femto drive on my helmet. WARROAD Endurance Road. 1 x 11 with 34T chainring and 11-46 cassette. An evolutionary leap forward from the Fargo, Cutthroat is all about speed and comfort; full carbon, Class 5™ Vibration Reduction System, and racing-inspired geometry make for a quick bike that won’t leave you pummeled as you ride alongside a rising moon. Nalgene and bite valve hose, and 2L water bottle mounted to the down tube by an Anything Cage with Voile straps. Also new is a set of Slim Many Things bags for the forks from Andrew the Maker. In order to do that, I’m carrying my guitar and banjo with me on the bike. A Shimano XT 2x drivetrain with 38 x 24 chainrings and an 11 x 42 cassette. The Bike: I will be riding the GDMBR on the Salsa Cutthroat Force 1 build. Running a Rohloff and a SP dynamo hub, laced to DT Swiss XM401 rims, these are running Maxxis Ikon 2.25” rear paired with Ardent race up front. Vittoria Mezcal 2.25” tires, Shimano XTR DI2 1×11 (9-46T) drivetrain with a 34T chainring, and DT Swiss wheels with a SON Dynamo hub up front and a Novatec hub in the rear. Gear bags: All bags are designed by Salsa brand including the gas tank, frame bag, seat bag. Bags: Ortlieb seat bag, Revelate frame, feed, and top tube bags, Apidura tank bag and MEC dry bag in the front. Tips the scales at 55lbs (25kgs) fully loaded so far. Read more here. Lighting and charging via a Sinewave Beacon. This is fantastic news, as the bag I have mounted in that location on my own bike is the most-used storage compartment in my entire setup. You can learn more about the project, here. You can fit a massive frame bag in the main triangle, or alternatively you can fit three (yes, 3) water bottles inside the front triangle. Mountain Bike Deals, Copyright 2020 Blue Spruce Ventures LLC | Dually rims on Hope and SON dyno hub, charging and lighting from kLite, Exposure tailight. The Bike: I’ll be riding the Tour Divide on a 2016 Stumpjumper Expert Carbon 29 World Cup bike with a few modifications from the factory build. Other gear: A Big Agnes Fly Creek 1 Platinum HV tent will serve as shelter along with an Enlightened Equipment Revelation quilt and Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite sleeping pad. The drivetrain is the Pinion P1.18 gearbox with a 30T front and 26T rear chainring, SON dynamo hub, Jones H-bar handlebars and Lauf trail racer fork. The seatbag is a Specialized Burra Burra. Click the link below to learn about each. Last but not least, a Spurcycle bell to deafen the bears. Bags: The centerpiece of my bag setup is a Rogue Panda Designs frame bag along with a Revelate Terrapin seat pack, Revelate Mag Tank top tube bag, Revelate Jerrycan tube, Revelate Feedbags and a Revelate Sweet Roll on the handlebars. Prized gear: A Nemo one-person tent, Enlightened Equipment quilt, and Sea To Summit pillow. Bags: The seat bag (Viscacha), gas tank, feedbags, and Sweetroll are from Revelate. Finally, the bikes are starting to catch up with the riders, with more and more purpose-built bikepacking rigs hitting the market. The Bike: 2017 Specialized Epic Hardtail. It’s finished off with a Curve carbon fork, SON Dynamo hub, carbon rims, Vittoria Mezcal 2.25” tires and Shimano XT 1×11 drivetrain. Chumba Stella Titanium, 29er, rigid; Son 28 dyno hub, Sinewave Beacon light/charger, Jones bars; Shimano 3×10 XTR; Wanderlust gear bags; Thomson stem and seatpost; Polar bottles for hydration. All of the features built into this bike are designed with bikepacking in mind. Of course, the technical sections weren’t the best. Shooting for a sub 20 day finish. I am using their Expedition handlebar pack, Backcountry Saddle Pack, a large top tube pack, and two feed pouches. HOPE B.B. The chain is off for cleaning/shipping in the picture. Note: my frame bag fits like a glove and it’s just an off-the-shelf bag! My rig is a Surly ECR set up 1×11, SRAM, Race Face drive train. The Salsa Cutthroat is one such bike. While 2.1s come stock on this bike, the rear seatstays and the stock fork can fit burly 2.4″ 29er tires if you so desire! I’ll be using a Garmin 1000 along with iPhone / Gaia app for navigation. Of course, you can’t run a dropper post with a bikepacking seat bag, so that doesn’t make sense for this bike’s intended use. Bags: Ortlieb handle bar and seat packs, Revelate Ranger M frame pack and two grab bags on handle bars (for water bottles), Salsa anything cage with Salsa drybags, 10L drybag for sleeping bag (strapped to front rack). If you want to save some cash, the Cutthroat Carbon X9 features the same frame and fork, but a more affordable parts spec, for $1,000 less at a total cost of $2,999. A wider set of tires, a suspension fork, and a dropper post, and this would be just as capable–and way faster–than the hardtail 29er currently in my garage. $1399 00. The bike is mostly stock other than a modified 2×10 drivetrain, hydraulic brakes, Jones Loop bar, and Profile areo bars. That rigid carbon frame, efficient pedaling position, and uber-light 18.5-pound weight made the Cutthroat climb like a baboon fired out of a cannon! I’m using the SON dyno hub with a Sinewave Cycles Reactor for USB power, combined with a Goal Zero Venture 70 cache battery, Garmin Edge 1030 navigation computer, InReach Explorer+ satellite tracking/comms, and Fenix bike+head lights. Navigation: I will be finding my way south using a Garmin eTrex 30, Garmin Edge 800, and my phone using the Gaia App as a back up. Also staying true to the Rival name are the Rival hydraulic disc brakes, with 160mm SRAM Centerline rotors. Hope X2 race brakes, Specialized Power saddle, carbon seat post and handlebars, Ergon MTB endurance grips, Profile design CS3 aerobars, Maxxis Ikon 2.2s front and rear, Quarq power meter, Stans Crest Rims, SON 28 front dynamo hub, DT Swiss 240s rear hub, kLite light system and Sinewave charging thing! We were given a couple of Revelate feedbags as gifts but we couldn’t justify spending more money on others when our homemade bags have worked a treat in the past. Jones bar with profile aero bar. Fresh bearings and general spinny and gnashy bits all round. Handmade Must-Stache feed bag. TRP Spyke brakes, Eggbeater Mallet Pedals, Sella Anatomica Saddle. with a 1x 11 Sram Rival shifter and rear derailleur and SRAM cassette, and hydraulic brakes. Mix of bags from JPaks, Salsa, Porcelain Rocket, and Must-Stache. More important than all the fancy equipment is to have fun and enjoy the ride. Looks a little crazy but very comfy. The Cutthroat Carbon Rival 1 of course comes stock with a rigid carbon frame, along with the Firestarter Carbon 15 x 100mm fork. The bike will be rolling on 29 x 2.35″ Maxxis Ikons on Blunt SS wheels. Shimano XT 3×11 drivetrain. Sleeping system up front, wet and warm gear on the back, food, tools, and some water in the middle. My computer for the trip is the Wahoo Element. DT Swiss rims, SON dynamo and Hope 4 hubs, Ortlieb saddle bag, Bike-Bag frame bag and Alpkit top tube bags. The DT Swiss C1800 wheels tip the scales at just 1745g, which makes up the majority of the weight saving over the Apex 1 model. Garmin 1030 for navigation with two back-up batteries. Presumably, the Cutthroat doesn’t include stock mounting points on the rear triangle as most dedicated bikepackers run a large seatbag instead of a rear rack. So we’ve established that this bike is setup for gear storage–great. There’s also a water bottle mount on the bottom side of the downtube if you’re really desperate, and with the bolt points on the fork you could mount literally anything to them–including more bottle cages. All the gear goes in three Bags: A custom made ultralight DCF (FKA: Cuben Fiber) 35L seat bag (15 ounces! I’ll be using a Garmin eTrex 30 for navigation, a Garmin Inreach for spot-tracking and texting with my wife and a JBL Bluetooth speaker for tunes. Bike: Curve Uprock titanium 29er. Up front is a Revelate Designs handlebar harness with an OR 10L dry sack. Non Spd ( Saloman goretex trail shoe). Leatherman Wave. Carbon Woodchipper bars, Industry 9 Trail 245 rear wheel with the existing Stan’s Flow/SON Dyno front hub. There are four bottles mounted on the forks using the kLite Anywhere Ccage mount. I’d like to get it down to 40. I’m running Maxxis Ikon tubeless tyres. I chose a SRAM 2×11 drive train for the long ride, providing an ample gear ratio and an e-bike chain to help with managing chain stretch. Everything original with the bike except Jones handlebars. View The Map, There are some routes that are made classic by their sheer perfection, and others by races. I enjoy hot cereal and coffee in the mornings, so I may keep the small stove with me. To begin, the carbon frame has an enlarged main triangle for maximum storage. Again, since I am a mountain biker at heart, I decided to go with the Orange Mud hydration pack. JPaks custom frame bag and SnakPak top tube bag. Salsa. I will be riding the 2018 Tour Divide with the Grand Depart on June 8th. MTB Podcast | Ikon tires, stock 1×11 drivetrain. XT/XTR groupo 2 x 11 (28/38 x 11-40). Equipped with Salsa frame bag, Salsa seat pack, Salsa dry bag and front pouch, Salsa top tube bag, and Salsa anything bags! Toothbrush: Colgate Reach in a light mauve. SALSA CUTTHROAT Road Test SALSA CUTTHROAT RIVAL 1 Price: $3,299 Sizes available: S, M, L, XL Size tested: M Weight: 22.18 lbs. Two water bottles mounted to the front forks and will be carrying a Camelback HAWG. 29” Ti Frame with a MRP Rock Solid (490mm) front fork, DTSwiss M502 (30mm) rims. Hope Pro 4 rear hub and an SP dyno up front rolling on Continental Race King ProTection tyres. The Bike: My whip for the trip is a 2018 Trek 1120 with a coupla’ modifications; mainly dirt drops for the dub (Cowchippers). I’m using Revelate bags. I’ll also be carrying a Garmin eTrex 30 for navigation. Easton Long Stem. Niner carbon fork. Bags: Custom roll top frame bag and top tube bag from Three Sisters Threadworks. We will be riding (not racing) on mostly matching 2017 Niner SIR 9s, one Large and one XL. It is marked 125mm x 15x1.5 which is correct per the spec on Salsa's fork webpage. XT/Shutter Precision hubs on Blunt35 rims. Prize gear: A Velo Orange Mojave High Volume cage on down tube for 48oz Nalgene bottle and a MSR Freelite one-man tent. Seriously, I was looking at the trail in a totally different way, blasting through pedally sections at mach-10. Great review! Frame: Stanton Sherpa Ti, Fork: RS SID, Wheels: 29″, Stans No Rim, 2.3″ Rocket Ron, Brakes: Magura MT Trail, Hook-up: SRAM 1×12, Gadgets: SON dynamo hub/B&S Luxus light with integrated USB charger/Power2max powermeter, Bags: Multiple brands, Water capacity attached at 5L (180oz). 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