Tour Divide 2024 Bike Check | Jackson Long

A glimpse into my bike and kit setup for the 2,700 mile offroad bikepacking race from Banff, Canada to the U.S./Mexico border starting June 14th. Thank you to Rebecca Rusch, The Be Good Foundation, and Jay Petervary for their support in making this project possible.
Detailed packing list: open.substack....
Race tracking: trackleaders.c...
Video by Rob Carter / Next Summit Media: / robcarteriii
Dividing Lines documentary info: www.kickstarte...
Jackson on Strava: / strava

[@jjjjustin]

Awesome, Jackson... we'll see ya in Banff.

[@VeloVegan]

Yea you nailed it, rip it up Jlong!

[@chrlmlln9018]

Very fine-tuned bike! Excellent choice of details! God bless you and keep you safe on your Tour Divide ride! Best regards from Sweden! 💯👍👌🙏💖

[@sasakontour]

Let’s goooooo! I wish you much fun✨👍🏼.

[@aaronstuber1621]

Unbelievable! I can’t wait to see the documentary. Good luck and stay safe bud. God speed.

[@petechadwick6261]

Totally enjoyed your pre-race bike prep presentation. I'm going to follow you as mych as you feel like presenting. Good luck, have fun & stay safe

[@princepage632]

good luck dude, stay safe out there,and be careful!!

[@MrClimberdave]

Excellent setup! See you at the starting line.

[@Mike-vd2qt]

Best of luck on the Divide.

[@BritBike60]

Excited to follow along!

[@PeopleWatchingMarcus]

Go Jackson Go!

[@hoser7706]

Best of luck. Hope you have things dialed in and have a great race!

[@jasonwills6694]

Awesome setup, Good luck to you!

[@kylehall4063]

Awesome! Go get it 🤙

[@edzeppelin933]

Damn, nice setup dude. Go get it!

[@supakidgalaxy]

Chisel is such a good bike

[@BikepackingAdventures]

Good luck =)

[@yumyumhungry]

Rode the divide last year with a rigid fork...if I do it again I will use a suspension fork.

[@hectorhazard904]

Brilliant set up, thanks but do you really need the vest? I personally hate carrying anything on my body other than a super lightweight helmet and glasses.

[@hectorhazard904]

(and clothes)

[@sebastianoangeli7525]

Hi Jackson! I was very intrigued by this bike, and thought it would be a good solution for my first big bikepacking trip next year across single trails in Peru and Bolivia. However, most people told me this bike is not very suitable, because of the geometry (race oriented) and material (aluminium). what do you think after your experience with this bike? would you recommend it for something like what I have in mind or better to look into other alternatives?

[@intheflownutrition]

it's a solid bike overall but there are certainly bikes more suited to bikepacking specifically. hard to say what type of terrain you'll be riding there, but I was pleased with it on the Divide and general riding.

[@sebastianoangeli7525]

@@intheflownutrition thank you very much, I will be riding mostly single-trails and off-road, hence was looking for a mtb for bikepacking

[@Main.Account]

Best of luck! What’s the details on the stem…since you have a medium frame, I assume it’s a bit longer than stock?

[@intheflownutrition]

It's a 90mm -6deg Zipp stem

[@ryangannon152]

What dry bag do you have on that tailfin?

[@intheflownutrition]

It's a Hyperlite dyneema bag

[@adrianbeacon6421]

You look like a pretty tall guy :-) and the frame looks like size Medium. Can I ask how tall are you and why you've decided on Medium Chisel frame?

[@intheflownutrition]

I am 5'11"/180cm. Decided on MD as I feel large frames are just a bit too big and like my MTB to be a little more nimble and with a longer stem/reach for similar geometry to a gravel bike. Unconventional I know, but I'm very comfy on it :)

[@adrianbeacon6421]

@@intheflownutrition I'm the same height and recently changed my mind from getting medium to large ;-) Will be following Tour Divide, good luck out there and be safe. :-)

[@evetsiksatu]

Very Lochlon Morton inspired.Nice. I tried my inReach mini in front vest pocket and it didn’t track. You need it facing open sky.