Marie-Pierre Savard’s 2024 SRMR Rig Check Video

By Miles

PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2024

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Photos by Nicolas Bourdeau

There are close to 200 riders lining up in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for this year’s Silk Road Mountain Race (SRMR), with 35 nationalities represented. Among them is 39-year-old Marie-Pierre Savard from Quebec, Canada, a Panorama Cycles ambassador and co-founder of Les Fines Garnottes, a gravel and adventure cycling community for women, trans, and non-binary folks.

Just in time for today’s grand depart, Marie-Pierre put together a detailed rig check video that outlines the bike and gear she’ll be relying on during her off-road ride through the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Watch the video below and then scroll down for details on the Panorama Taiga she’s riding and her complete gear list.

Bike

• Frame: Panorama Cycle Taïga (REYNOLDS 725 STEEL FRAME)
• Drivetrain: Shimano 1×12, 32T chainring (10-51)
• Shifter: Shimano SLX
• Brakes: SRAM LEVEL hydraulic brakes
• Fork: Fox 34 SC front suspension
• Handlebar: Jones H-Loop
• Grips: Ergon GP1
• Seatpost: Rigid
• Saddle: Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow
• Pedals: SHIMANO PD-EH500
• Rims: Astral Serpentine
• Hubs: SON dynamo (front), HOPE Pro5 (rear)
• Spokes: Sapim CX-Ray
• Lights: Klite lighting and charging system
• Tires: Rene Herse Fleecer Ridge 700×55 endurance tires
• Extra: Old Mountain Fork Axle Pack

Bags

• Custom Atwater Atelier Frame Bag
• 2x DOM 5 L dry bag
• 15L Arkel Seatpacker
• 15L Arkel Rollerpack handlebar bag, with the Memento Cycles decaleur
• Atwater Atelier top tube bag
• 2 stem bags
• Decathlon 10L running vest

Clothing

• Gore-Tex rain jacket
• 7 Mesh Thunder Rain Pants
• 7 Mesh Chilco Anorak
• Brava Endurance lightweight jersey
• Brava Endurance merino tee
• Brava Endurance merino long sleeve
• 2x Brava Endurance Bibs
• Mountain Hardware down puffer
• 7 Mesh Colorado legs warmer
• Lolë Lightweight pants
• 2x merino wool socks
• 1 waterproof socks
• Riding gloves
• Decathlon waterproof gloves
• Decathlon thin merino gloves
• Castelli Entrata thermal gloves
• merino neck warmer and toque
• Fizik Terra Clima X2 Shoes
• Smith Network Helmet
• Julbo Edge sunglasses (with Reactiv 1-3 lens)

Cook Kit

• Sea to Summit foldable cup
• Snow Peak titanium Spork
• MSR Pocket Rocket 2 Mini Stove Kit
• 40 oz Stainless Steel Insulated Bottle

Sleep Kit

• Naturehike Cloud up 1 tent
• Decathlon MT500 mattress
• MEC Delphinus 0c sleeping bag
• Merino pants, socks and shirt

Tools/Spares

• CrankBrothers M20 multitool
• 140 ml sealant
• 2x extra tubes + patches
• Topeak Mini Morph handpump
• Tire lever
• Chain lube
• Bacon strips
• 2 brake pads
• 2 quick release link
• derailleur hanger
• various screws
• 1 gear cable
• 2 spokes and spoke wrench
• needle and nylon thread
• Leatherman Multi-tool
• ties-raps and Gorilla tape
• 2 x Voile strap

Electronics

• Garmin 530 GPS
• Garmin Inreach Mini
• Nitecore NU21 Headlamp
• 20,000mah charging block

Personal

• sunscreen
• sun lip balm
• all-purpose soap
• toothpaste and toothbrush
• almond oil
• first aid kit
• survival blanket
• lighter
• ibuprofen

Check out the 2024 Silk Road Mountain Race Tracker page for updates and to follow along on the live tracking map, and stay tuned in for more event coverage. Find it here.

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