The Bike: I will be riding the 2018 TNGA on a 2012 Salsa Selma Ti set up geared with a Fox Terra-logic shock. Hank McCullough Age 56 / Greenville, SC (USA) Power line zapped bird feathers and emergency carnitas taco. Andrew The Maker custom frame/post/handle bar bag. Here’s a collection of 46 rigs that will be in the 2018 TNGA: Jeph Burgoon Age 39 / Smyrna, GA (USA)īike: Santa Cruz Highball 29r. To add to the fun, we decided to ask the field of riders to send in details and photos of their rigs. The race starts Saturday at 8AM you can follow along here. This year should be particularly interesting, with many returning racers and a couple of bikepackers coming from the western United States, notably Bailey Newbrey, who just came off a fast singlespeed run on the Tour Divide, and Kurt Refsnider, who recently set the AZT750 record. For all of those reasons, the TNGA has become one of the most popular ultra-endurance events in the southeast. And it’s also surprisingly remote, beautiful, and scenic. Those who aren’t familiar with the terrain in northern Georgia would likely never expect this ride to be as challenging as it is. Wheel set: Stan’s Arch EX with Stan’s 3.Boasting over 40,000 feet of climbing in under 360 miles, the Trans North Georgia (TNGA) bikepacking route is no joke. I think you two are gonna be happy for a long time.” I couldn’t agree more. “Well man, it looks like you and that bike get along great. My friend Cajun John said it best at Tanasi this past weekend. Where I felt like my old bike was pushed to its limit, I feel like this one is just waiting for me to take it faster and faster.īottom line, I couldn’t be more impressed with the Nimble 9. I have cleaned technical hills that I couldn’t pull off before and picked up speed through roots and rocks that would throw me off track on my previous frame. It steers around and through technical terrain with ease whether climbing or descending at break-neck speeds. This is the most alive frame I’ve ever ridden. They call it “playful” and, with one of the shortest chainstay lengths I’ve seen on a 29er, it’s just that. I’ve been on the bike for about a month now and the Canfield Nimble 9 is everything they claim it to be. With my first two big sighs of relief out of the way it was time to relax and have some fun. Instead of the front wheel popping up on every mash or the back tire spinning out it just tucks its head and plows ahead! The front was firmly glued to the ground on every climb and sticks to a line like nobody’s business. I had a few people tell me that the relatively slack 67.7 degree head tube angle and trail-oriented geometry would wander when climbing. My second biggest concern was how it would climb. I was nervous about how it would feel after being on a bike with a totally different geometry for so long but I felt at home right away. The first thing I noticed was how comfortable the bike actually was. Militia brother Tandem Mike Hopton helped me get her all built at his place one Saturday and I headed straight to the trail from there. They really outdid themselves with the (Singlespeed Militia) blue metallic and the shiny silver skull and cog head tube badge! It just doesn’t get much cooler than that. It was love at first sight as soon as I unpacked it. The geometry lined up almost perfectly with what I thought would suit me best and the box was sitting in my living room a month later. I looked at steel bikes from different manufacturers all over the country and was finally about to settle on the Transition Trans AM when Todd suggested I have a look at the new 2016 Canfield Nimble 9. I felt like I’d taken my Surly Karate Monkey to the limits and was in need of something new and fresh. I have to give my Militia brother, Todd Eglitis - known internally as “the pusher” - credit for turning me on to this awesome bike! I had been researching bikes and frame geometries for months trying to decide what my next bike would be. Read on for Josh’s review of his new frame and full component list. Featured this month is Josh “Beaker” Bowden’s new Canfield Nimble 9 in gorgeous Militia blue.
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