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Justin McKinley’s 2025 Tour Divide Setup
In our latest video, Neil catches up with Justin McKinley in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado. They chat about the Tour Divide, including its challenges, preparation for his third race attempt, his new bike and gear choices, and much more. Find that plus Justin’s bike build and gear list here…
This year, our friend Justin McKinley will be making another attempt at the Tour Divide, the 2,700-mile race running from Banff, Canada, to the New Mexico/Mexico border. This is the third year in a row Justin has entered the event, and he’s made a lot of tweaks to his gear and component choices from the lessons learned over the past two years. In this video, Neil catches up with Justin to talk about the singlespeed Otso Fenrir he’ll be riding this year and learn how he built it to finish the race. Watch below, then scroll down to see a list of build specifications and a list of the gear he’s packing organized by bag.
Justin’s Otso Fenrir Build
- Frame: Otso Fenrir Ti Large
- Fork: Fox 32 SL Factory
- Rims: Velocity Blunt
- Hubs: Son 28 Front, I9 Torch Rear
- Tires: Maxxis Ikon 2.35 Front, 2.2 Rear
- Handlebars: Tumbleweed Big Dipper 54cm.
- Grips: Tape with Redshift Top Grip
- Headset: Wolf Tooth
- Crankset: Shimano XT with 32T chainring
- Pedals: Wolf Tooth Waveform
- Rear Cog: Wolf Tooth Cog 18t
- Brakes: Growtac Equal brakes, Post Mount
- Saddle: Brooks Cambium with Carbon Rails
- Seatpost: 200mm Wolf Tooth Resolve
- Stem: Unknown
- Aero Bars: Doom
- Front bags: Jpaks Bag, with custom mount to Aero Bars
- Frame bags: Jpaks
- Rack: MICA Rat Tail
- Rack Bag: Jpacks
- Accessory bags: Orucase Feed Bags
- Lights: Klite Dynamo System
Gear List
Here’s a list of Justin’s gear organized by bag…
Mica Rat Tail Rear Rack
- Foam Sit Pad
Rear Rack-top bag (Jpaks)
- MLD FKT eVent Bivy
- Zpacks Hexamid Pocket tarp with Doors
- Topo Designs Global Puffer Jacket
- Riding Pants
Jpaks Front Roll Bag (Custom-mounted to Aero Bars)
- 40°F Enlightened Equipment Revelation Quilt
- Clean Smartwool Socks
- Clean Underwear
- Alpha fleece layers
Orucase Feed Bags Mounted to King Manything Cages
- GORE Shakedry Rain jacket
- GORE c5 Trail Pants
- PEDaLED Shoe Covers
- Therm-a-rest Neoair ¾ Length Sleeping Pad
- Chain brush/mud scraper
- Wolf Tooth WT-1 Chain Lube
- Hand Sanitizer
- Sun Screen
- Bug Spray
Wearing
- Ornot Mission Shorts
- Smartwool Socks
- Merino T-shirt
- REI sun shirt
JPaks Footlong SnakPak
- Sony RX100
- GoPro
- 2x NiteCore NB10000 Battery Banks
- Cords
- Fenix HM50 Headlamp and Batteries
- Wall Charger
- Spare Garmin Edge 530
Jpaks Custom Frame Bag
- Wolf Tooth 30cc Pump
- 2-liter bladder
- Water Filter
- Sleep/hygiene kit
- Repair Kit
- Spare zip ties and spokes
- Tarp Poles
- Tarp Peg
- Sunglasses
- Spork
- Wallet
Mounted to Bars
- Garmin InReach Mini
- SpurCycle Bell
- Garmin 1040 Solar
Check out the 2025 Tour Divide Tracker page to follow along on the live tracking map, see our Rigs of the Tour Divide roundups, and stay tuned in for more event coverage. Find it here.
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