TOUR DIVIDE 2023 - My Bike Set Up - Episode 2

Here's the full rundown of my bike set up to race the Tour Divide 2023!
Bike : Scalpel HT by Cannondale
RockShox SID SL Select+ 100mm fork
SL4 Lucky Jack carbon wheels by Duke Racing Wheels
Son28 Dynamo
Bags:
Backcountry Series by Apidura
11L handlebar packs
2x 1L top-tube pack
2x 1.2L feed pouch
4L frame pack
10L saddle pack
1.8L downtube pack
Cycling Apparel by 7mesh :
Cargo shorts + Elevate shirt
Hollyburn pants
Chilco anorak MTB pull-over
Merino buff
Skypilot Gore-tex jacket
Thunder rain pants
Merino socks
At night:
MEC 800-down jacket
Mountain Hardwear down pants
Warmlite Gear Vapor Barrier jersey
Warmlite Gear Vapor Barrier socks
Laurel Design bivy
MEC Vectair ultralight insulated mat
MEC Talon 0C 800-down quilt
Showerpass gloves + socks
Electronic:
Sinewave Beacon2 (dynamo-powered headlight)
GoPro Mini 11
Garmin Edge 840 (navigation)
Garmin inReach (satellite tracking)
iPhone
Airpod
Black Diamond headlight
1x 5,000mah + 1x 10,000mah battery bank
fast-charging wall charger + cables
Tool kit includes:
Flat repair kit + tube
Valves and sealant
Multi-tool with chain breaker and chain links
Spare derailer hanger

[@yoyomirortv]

Your luggage is very much, and you manage it very well, have a good Tour trip, and God bless you.

[@patrushevcom]

Amazing setup, very well thought out!

[@msoleilblais74]

Thank you!

[@kyledADV]

Your Tour Divide video is by far the best out there! I’ve watched it at least 10 times! I also have a Sinewave Beacon dynamo light that I want to mount on to my aero bars just like you did. Is that one mount that your light and GoPro is attached to? Do you recall what brand mount you used? It looks like the perfect setup!

[@msoleilblais74]

Oh wow thank you so much!!!

[@A_Tamantsev]

Здравствуйте! Спасибо за Ваши фильмы о гонке Tour Divide! Это было очень интересно и эмоционально! Не планируете ли Вы снять видео о своём снаряжении после гонки? Как показали себя система для сна? Оправдались ли Ваши ожидания от выбранного снаряжения?

[@msoleilblais74]

Thank you so much for watching!! To answer your question, I think my sleep system was right. Bivy, inflatable mat (with some heat reflection), and 0 C down quilt. I just didn’t use it very much and it wasn’t particularly cold or wet conditions. My clothes also were right. My setup had 2 weakness, not enough space for food (because I have a small bike its hard to find space), and my electronic could have been more dialed. I was switching cables and my battery was sharing the same bag as my snacks 🙈🙈🙈 which was not great haha!

[@A_Tamantsev]

@@msoleilblais74 thanks for the complete answer

[@briananderson687]

Pretty cool! You gave me some GREAT ideas!

[@msoleilblais74]

Awesome!!

[@GeekonaBike]

Yup, us short folks have to get very creative to not have a load of stuff in a backpack, I usually use a collapsible day pack for long resuplys, but I'm going to checkout your packable Mussett.

[@msoleilblais74]

Yes its a great piece of gear!

[@joffreybelloy2177]

Hey, do you have a Link where I can found your rotative gopro station please? Thx ;)

[@msoleilblais74]

You can find it on the Gopro website (Im not affiliate), i'm using their regular cycling mount (not motorcycle, the biking one is smaller)

[@johnpeachell1644]

Did you find that you needed the total of 15,000 mah batteries or do you think 10,000 would have been enough? Thx!

[@msoleilblais74]

I was surprised to realized it was not enough!! But its mostly because as the race progressed, I was riding more and more during the night and needed to use the highest setting on my headlamp to stay awake. Also I had a Gopro and didn’t stop very much to recharge everything. Someone who is not planning to ride full nights (or to need a high lumen power) and is planning to stop more often at restaurant hotel etc. Then yeah 10-15,000 is plenty! (With a dynamo!)

[@johnpeachell1644]

Thank you for the video! A couple questions. What size is the frame bag? Also, why did you choose to have 2 separate top tube bags instead of the long top tube bag? Thx!

[@msoleilblais74]

Hey John thanks for reaching out! The frame bag is 4L and the reason I have 2 top tube bags instead of one is because im short (5’2") and I have just enough room to stand over the bike, so I cannot have a long top tube bag as it would be uncomfortable getting up and down. 🙈🙈 Being short is definitely more challenging to pack!!

[@johnpeachell1644]

@@msoleilblais74 makes sense, thx!