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Bikes of Seven Serpents: Quick Bite 2025

9 May, 2025

MR COUET

Age: 38

Cap number: 26

Location: Vienna AT

Bike: 2-11 MR4

Key items of kit: Steel is real!

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Owen Davies

Age: 36

Cap number: 30

Location: Munich, Germany (originally Essex, UK)

Bike: Scott Addict Gravel 30 2023, GRX 610 46-30 crankset, 11-34 Ultegra cassette, Hunt 35 Carbon Gravel X-Wide set up tubeless with Continental Terra Speed 40mm tyres (not pictured)

Key items of kit: Tailfin top tube bag, frame bag and aeropack to be filled with an unlimited supply of Percy Pigs, Lezyne Mega Drive 2400+ front light for bear spotting, Galibier Grand Tour Ultra bib shorts because they're awesome and Galibier Izoard Pro gilet for the chilly mornings

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Bernd Muehlenweg

Age: 53

Cap number: 81

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Bike: Pearl

Key items of kit: Tube Pack 1L Frame Pack 4.5 L Saddle Pack 14L Handlebar Pack 9L Downtube Pack 1.2L All from Apidura

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Alessandro Poletti

Age: 33

Cap number: 84

Location: Bergamo, Italy

Bike: Bergamont grandurance 8, Shimano Grx 1x11, wolftooth crankring, carbon wheel set Syncros Capital 1.0 with 45mms Pirelli Cinturato M

Key items of kit: Syncros bags, Wahoo Roam, Lezyne lights, lots of food

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Michael Braun

Age: 49

Cap number: 15

Location: Ingolstadt

Bike: Wilder Jena

Key items of kit: 😍

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Sven Rechberger

Age: 31

Cap number: 100

Location: Austria

Bike: I am riding a used Accent Feral which almost came the way it is except for the wheels which I changed from my road bike to Pancho Rush 38s. My cockpit consists of a wide and flared bar with the cheapest Aero bars I could find and Shimano STIs. Tires are Conti RaceKing 2.2 in the front and Schwalbe Thunder Burt 2.1 in the back, tubeless with the new Schwalbe Clik Valves (would have loved to ride the Contis front and back but I am scared of the tire rubbing on the chainstays). Drivetrain is Shimano GRX812 1x11 which I forced to take a 11-46 cassette with a Sram Rival Power2Max crankset.

Key items of kit: For storage I am rocking a Tailfin 2.2l Top Tube bag which will hold all the Snickers I can get my hands on and a Tailfin 4.5l Half frame bag combined with the 11l Ortlieb seat pack but compressed as far as it goes. I installed bottle droppers to still fit two 1l bottles and on the third bottle holder there is a spare parts "bottle". For lights I am trusting on Magicshine, I am using their Monteer 6500S V2 with two powerbanks for the front light and the Seemee300 for the rear light. Most importantly, on the zipper of the frame bag I installed a silver lightning lucky charm my girlfriend made for me to constantly remind me to go as fast as I can.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Thomas Kistner

Age: 35

Cap number: 56

Location: Weikersheim

Bike: Genesis Fugio 30 with Sram Rival 11-42 casette and 38t ring. 650b DUKE racing wheels with Teravail Rutland 47 mm tires. Equipped with SON dynamo with Supernova lights.

Key items of kit: Garmin 540 and Fizik saddle. Frame bags from Cyclite and saddle bag from Topeak. Stuffed with apple strudel bars, electrolyte tablets and plenty of other food. Other gear mainly from gore wear.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Ingmar Brichenfrid

Age: 47

Cap number: 17

Location: Baden bei Wien

Bike: 1OF1

Key items of kit: 2 weehls, 2 pedals ;-)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Tarik Conati

Age: 41

Cap number: 25

Location: Verona-Italy

Bike: Genesis Fugio

Key items of kit: SRAM Apex setup with 11-42 cassette and 34t ring. Mix of Restrap and Miss Grape bags, sleeping kit on the back. Pirelli gravel M 45mm tyres on 27.5 fulcrum rims

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Charlie Osborn

Age: 47

Cap number: 86

Location: London, UK

Bike: I’m riding my heavily upgraded, 6 year old Rondo RUUT. Hunt wheels, Sram Force XPLR, Redshift stem and handlebars and 40mm Gravelkings. A versatile bike that is great at everything from local gravel routes to multi-day bikepacking trips.

Key items of kit: Tailfin bags throughout. I love the attention to detail and how well they work. Exposure battery lights. Garmin 1030 Plus. Lots of leads to keep various electronics charged. Spurcycle bell because i love the sound.

Montse Galceran Mestres

Age: 47

Cap number: 39

Location: Vitoria-Gazteiz

Bike: Bike: Eddy Merckx Strasbourg Gear: Shimano grx 40x10-51 Wheels: DT Swiss GR1600 spline dynamo

Key items of kit: Light: Supernova M99 DY PRO Bikepacking bags: Apidura (Saddle-bag) & Apidura (Framepack) & Rapha (handlebar pack)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Brittany Shalagan

Age: 34

Cap number: 165

Location: Berlin

Bike: Naked Bicycles Custom Cx/Gr bike, hand built by Sam Whittingham in a unicorn stable located on a far-off mystical island on the West Coast of British Columbia. Steel frame with custom paint built for muddy cyclocross conditions and rowdy fast paced gravel rides. Buildkit includes Whiskey 7 Carbon Fork, mix of Shimano GRX and Ultegra drivetrain components and Wolf Tooth accents. Industry Nine UL 250 CX wheelset with purple nurples and hubs. Tubeless setup with new 700x42 mm Teravail Rutland Tires help keep the rubber side down for maximum mixed-terrain performance and fun.

Key items of kit: Wahoo Elemnt V2 Bolt for navigation, Scott Pack Trail running vest for quick access to fuel bites through the day and easy stowing away of layers while on the move. Bike bags consist of a kit-of-parts collection including: Ortlieb seatbag, Acepac roll bar, Salsa 1/2 frame pack, and 8bar top tube compartment.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Jo Wellensiek

Age: 59

Cap number: 143

Location: Pforzheim, Germany

Bike: 2019 Trek Checkpoint 5

Key items of kit: I will be using a SON hub dynamo and lights, Shimano front chainrings (48/31) and rear cassette (42/11), ALLYGN Diamond Rack with a Gramm bag for spare cloth & electronics, a Revelate Designs saddle bag for my sleeping gear, an Apidura frame bag for food, and two Apidura stem bags for food and water. My tires are Schwalbe G-One Bite (28x1.7) in the front and a Schwalbe G-One Allround (28x1.7) in the rear. On the frame I will have 2 water bottles and my tool case. For Navigation I will use my Garmin Edge 530. I hope this set up will bring me to the finish line before cut off :-)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Stefan Lussnig

Age: 48

Cap number: 68

Location: Hermagor

Bike: KTM

Key items of kit: Satteltaschen,Framebag

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Markus Kollroser

Age: 49

Cap number: 60

Location: Austria

Bike: KTM X-Strada Custom

Key items of kit: .

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Tomasz

Age: 26

Cap number: 151

Location: Salzburg

Bike: Cube Nuroad Race 2024

Key items of kit: Acid 3.5l frame bag, Jack Pack 1.5l top tube pack, Topeak handlebar bag, Garmin 540 solar.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Leon Wiedner

Age: 25

Cap number: 145

Location: Vienna, Austria

Bike: Mason Bokeh

Key items of kit: SRAM Rival Wide AXS Groupset, Supernova Lights and Spare flashing Lights, SON Dynamo, Hunt 4 Season Rims, Front Tyre Vittoria Mezcal 2,1" XC Trail, Rear Pirelli Cinturato M 45mm, Headunit Wahoo Roam V1, Mixed Bags: Apidura Top Tube, Down Tube and Utility Bags, Restrap Saddle Bag and Cyclite Food Pouch, Hydration Pack

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Janek Sauer

Age: 28

Cap number: 110

Location: Germany

Bike: Focus Atlas 8.7

Key items of kit: Ortlieb Seat-Pack QR 13 & Focus Adventure Rack

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Felix Wilberg

Age: 29

Cap number: 146

Location: Vienna, Austria

Bike: Canyon Grizl CF SL including Schwalbe G-One R Pro 45mm tubeless tyres, Shimano GRX shifting ( 46/30 front, 11-34 back) and Pro Missile Aerobar

Key items of kit: Apidura framebag 4L, Apidura Bolt-on Top-Tube bag 1L, Evoc 6L saddlebag and Agu Snack-Bag. Taking also Salomon hydration vest inlcluding 1.5L bladder and two 0.5L softflasks. Lighting of Sigma (Buster 1600) will help me during the night.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Joe Ambrosch

Age: 25

Cap number: 5

Location: Graz, Austria

Bike: Conway grv12 (Second Hand)

Key items of kit: Mixmatch of bags, all bought second Hand, fairly lightweigt setup but about 1kg of gels

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Elisa Schneider

Age: 32

Cap number: 116

Location: Dresden

Bike: Trek Checkmate

Key items of kit: HANDELBAT, snackbar, Satteltasche, rahmentasche, oberrohrtasche

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Lucía Fernández García

Age: 42

Cap number: 35

Location: Oviedo (Asturias), Spain

Bike: Canyon Grizl CF SL 8 1by Groupset: Shimano GRX RX820/822/12s (40T x 10-45T); Wheels: DT Swiss G1800 Spline; Tyres: Schwalbe G-One Bite 45mm

Key items of kit: Bags: Apidura Backcountry Saddle Pack 6L, Rapha Top Tube Pack 1L, Cordel Bar Bag 2.5L, Apidura 13L packable backpack attached at the tube head.

Lights: Fenix HM65R-T headlamp, Lezyne 1100XL front light, Lezyne Zecto Drive 300+ rear light.

Navigation: Garmin Edge 540 Solar

Sleeping setup: Sol Escape Bivvy + Emergency Thermal Blanket

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Oliver Müller

Age: 39

Cap number: 83

Location: Brandenburg Germany

Bike: Veloheld ICON X

Key items of kit: Redshift Sports suspension stem, SRAM AXS Eagle 1x12 speed, full framebag individual by KIRSCHPACK and Ortlieb Sattlebag , Lights- in front Sinevave Beacon 2, tail Supernova E3, Garmin Edge 1030+

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Alessandro Villari

Age: 52

Cap number: 135

Location: Italy

Bike: Basso Bike model Palta Zipp 303S carbon wheels Hutchinson Tundra 45 Sram Apex Lezyne front & rear lights Selle SMP saddle Miss Grape bags

Key items of kit: My Oakley Windbreaker

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Frederik Unger

Age: 32

Cap number: 175

Location: Bonn, Germany

Bike: Fairlight Secan 3.0

Key items of kit: Tailfin frame & top tube bag, Topeak saddle bag + decathlon bar bag. 3 water bottles and apidura musette bag for extra supplies.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Lutz Wellensiek

Age: 22

Cap number: 142

Location: Pforzheim, Deutschland

Bike: Ich fahre ein Rose Backroad Gravelbike, optimiert für anspruchsvolles Terrain. Ausgestattet mit 2.0" Continental Race King MTB-Reifen bietet es hervorragenden Grip und Komfort auf gemischten Untergründen. Die Schaltung ist eine SRAM Force 1x12 mit einem großen 46er Kettenblatt vorne, ideal für schnelle Abschnitte und dennoch ausreichend für steile Anstiege.

Die pink-blaue Rahmentasche habe ich selbst genäht, perfekt angepasst an das Rahmendreieck und bietet ausreichend Platz für Verpflegung, Werkzeuge und Ersatzteile. Die Top-Tube-Bag stammt von Restrap und ist wasserdicht sowie robust, ideal für den schnellen Zugriff auf Powerbank und Snacks. Hinten befindet sich eine funktionale Satteltasche von AliExpress.

Für die Navigation nutze ich ein Garmin Edge 540 Solar das auch bei langen Etappen zuverlässig funktioniert. Mein Setup ist bewusst leicht, minimalistisch und robust gehalten.

Key items of kit: Key items of kit (required): – Selbstgenähte Rahmentasche mit integriertem Fach für die Wasserblase – Restrap Top-Tube-Bag für Snacks und Powerbank – Arschrakete von AliExpress – Garmin Edge 540 Solar für Navigation – SRAM Force 1x12 Schaltung mit 46er

2 Liter Wasserblase

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Louis Steinhauser

Age: 21

Cap number: 126

Location: Munich

Bike: I ride a Rose Backroad Al with the Grx 600. It have a 1by 40, 11-46 Transmission. I ride Schwalbe G One F in 47mm in the front an in the rear.

Key items of kit: I use an Ortlieb Seat Pack and the Ortlieb Frame Pack. My Toptube Pack is from Decathlon. My Snack Pack is from Agu. A mandatory part of my setup is my Klite front light and Klite Micro Charger. I use the Busch und Müller My as a rear light. They are powered by a Son Hub Dynamo. For navigating I use the Wahoo Elmnt Roam. My Saddle is from Posedla.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No