Silk Road Mountain Race | Gear Check

[@tonyarmstrong2325]

“cus I won” epic effort man

[@NZWozza]

What a legend, you and Rufus did NZ proud. Interesting to see the gear - and looking forward to the movie. Obviously racing is the first priority, so I'm not expecting BAFTA's, but I'm sure it will be an eye opener.

[@leebarrett4709]

You have an amazing ability to make the incredible sound run of the mill. Thank you for sharing.

[@TeamGambleBMX]

Thank you for taking the time to share your gear tips! Congratulations again on the race win. Looking forward to the race edit!

[@omare_biketonature]

Epic ride! Congratulations!

[@trevortutt5069]

Congrats on a great win mate. It was awesome watching you and Rufus do so well.

[@andyboo57]

Awesome Joe. Congratulations on an amazing performance. Love the video updates

[@levimaxwell7745]

Congratulations man ! Enjoyed dot watching at all hours of the day 👍🤙

[@Bamcostock]

Weapon - love following ur racing and content !

[@andrewmason4040]

Many congratulations to you and rufus, amazing achievment 💪👏

[@aza111]

Great work man, bloody legend!

[@mark-zeman]

Awesome effort. First time dot watching and it was gripping seeing you chase down Tom. Race video doesn't have to be slick. More interested in hearing what the experience is like and how you cope with pushing that hard. For example: the back up headphones. Didn't occur to me how critical music is on a race like this. Maybe you and Rufus can interview each other.

[@mycoolcar]

Always love a gear check.

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

Well done champ 🏆and Rufus 💪 really happy for you . I first watched your vid racing the gb Divide for some bikepacking tips , then i found out you entered the tour divide ! , and finally you entered the Silk Divide !and you won it 😅 thanks for sharing your winning kit list , congrats

[@JRmntain]

Great result. 🎉

[@rafaeltorres1586]

Congrat's man, good solid W! sweet set up btw

[@yumyumhungry]

It looks like your rig has evolved in some sensible ways since your tour divide run. It looks a lot more comfortable and convenient.

[@peterswanson2090]

Thanks for the video Joe, and huge congrats on the win - sounded pretty epic!

[@joe.nation]

thanks!

[@aucklandtoday9847]

You could auction the white "had it" top off for charity. Sure some bike shop would love to have it

[@joe.nation]

nice idea

[@SHARI-z8d]

JOE, HAVE YOU EVER FOUND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING YOU TO BLOW OUT YOUR QUAD? I SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY RIGHT QUAD. JUST CURIOUS. LOVE THE VIDEOS.

[@joe.nation]

no longer an issue after I changed to shorter cranks, mid foot cleats and wider shoes, good luck!

[@pmcmpc]

Congrats on the win. Which mid foot adapters are you using? I use the midfootcycling ones on my road pedals, and they're great. But the additional stack was crazy for their mtb pedal versions and made it unusable. Could also feel the whole thing flexing.

[@joe.nation]

using the mid foot cycling mtb adapters, I don't feel any flex on carbon soled shoes with the correct shim under the adaptor plate

[@leonakadir3833]

when are you going to do cape epic?

[@rogernicholson990]

Amazing race Joe. Great to follow your dot 😊 Did the midfoot cleat sort out your foot pain issues that you suffered from on the tour divide? I see you didn’t use the shimano PD-T8000 on SRMR?

[@joe.nation]

yeh I switched to shorter cranks, mid foot cleat and wider shoes, pain is now gone, cheers

[@AlexTurnerHA2]

Your beautiful golden hair, what’s happened to it?!

[@joe.nation]

had to go!!