Meet Sunrise aka “Sunny”. My kids helped me name her. She is my drop bar mountain bike / gravel bike / adventure bikepacking bike for routes that are more doubletrack/fire road oriented. She faithfully guided me along the 2,800 mile Tour Divide Race, and I am forever obliged. Check out the video below:
Below is the current build / specs / photos. Some of the hyperlinks will take you to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
If you’re curious about the bikepacking gear, frame bag, etc, I also have a page that chat’s about all the Gear I Use while riding.
Alan’s 2018 Salsa Cutthroat – Custom Apex Build
- Frame: Salsa Cutthroat – Orange/Red
- Rigid Fork: Salsa Cutthroat Carbon
- Crankset: Sram XX1 Eagle GXP 170mm
- Headset: Cane Creek 40
- Bottom Bracket: Chris King PF24/ BB92
- Stem: Redshift Shockstop PRO 80mm
- Bars: Easton EC70 AX 46cm
- Bars: Redshift Kitchen Sink w/ Endurance Loop
- Bar Tape: Lizard Skins DSP 2.5mm w/ Fizik Bar Gel
- Bar End Plugs: Hope Grip Doctor
- Grips: Redshift Cruise Control Top and Drop Grips
- Aerobars: Syntace C3 Medium
- Aerobar Riser: Siren Fred Bar
- Shifter/Brake Levers: Sram Force 1
- Brakes: Sram Force HRD – 160mm rotor F + R
- Wheels: Custom Built (by me) – Nox Teocali Carbon Rims (26mm internal width)
- Front Hub: SP PD-8x Dynamo 15×100
- Rear Hub: Industry Nine Torch 12×142 32H XD Driver
- Chainring: Absolute Black 34T Oval GXP Direct Mount
- Cassette: Sram 10-42T 11spd XG-1195
- Cassette Modification: Wolftooth GCX 46T Cog
- Chain: PC-1170 11 speed
- Rear Derailleur: Sram Force 1
- Tires: Continental Race King 2.2 ProTection
- Saddle: Pro Griffon Anatomical 132mm Stainless Rails
- Seatpost: Syntace P6 Carbon Hi Flex 27.2x400mm
- Seatpost Collar: Salsa Liplock 32.0mm
- Thru-Axle (Front): Salsa 15×100
- Skewer (Rear): Salsa 12×142
- Pedals: Crank Brothers Candy 7
Alan's Mountain Biking Adventures 