Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Jenna at Transit Cycles in Tucson, Arizona, who shares an overview of her bikepacking-ready titanium Esker Hayduke LVS. Learn more about Jenna, the shop, and her lovely cargo-hauling midtail here…

Words by Jenna Majchrzak, photos by Miles Arbour

Hi! My name is Jenna. I was born to two non-cyclists in 1980 in the Rust Belt city of Buffalo, New York. I got my first bike, a Huffy Sea Princess, when I was five and began frankensteining thrift store three-speed finds in high school.

Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles

After a fair amount of exploring New York State and working at a couple of really great shops in Rochester, I moved out to Santa Cruz. Three long years working on bikes in California was all I had in me, and I hit the road again, this time to Tucson, Arizona. I always knew I’d find my home among the mountains and cacti, and it’s here in Tucson where I rebuilt a little nest: a bike shop called Transit Cycles.

  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles

I wear many hats, including that of a head mechanic with over 20 years of experience. I love mountain biking, underbiking, and bikepacking. I also enjoy going fast on empty gravel roads and the occasional single-speed death march. Route building, exploring, and losing myself in nature are why I wake up early in the morning.

  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Frame: Esker Hayduke LVS
  • Fork: Marzocchi Z2 Bomber
  • Rims: I9 Classic Enduro S 29
  • Hubs: I9 1/1 hubs
  • Tires: Maxxis Rekon+ 29 x 2.8 3C Maxxterra EXO
  • Handlebars: Jones H-bar
  • Headset: Wolf Tooth Components Premium ZS Top/EC Lower
  • Crankset: Truvativ Descendant 32t SRAM Eagle chainring
  • Pedals: DMR V-11
  • Cassette: SRAM GX Eagle 10-52
  • Derailleur(s): SRAM GX Eagle Mechanical
  • Brakes: SRAM Level SLV 4-piston
  • Shifter(s): SRAM GX Eagle
  • Saddle: Ergon SM Woman
  • Seatpost: PNW Components Coast Suspension Dropper Post, Tellis actuator lever
  • Stem: Deity Copperhead 35mm
  • Frame bags: Cedaero custom bolt-on frame bags
  • Rear bags: Road Runner Bags Anywhere Bikepacking Pannier 15l
  • Accessory bags: Oveja Negra Snack Pack L
  • Rack: Old Man Mountain rear rack
  • Other accessories: Wolf Tooth Morse Cargo Cage, Spurcycle Bell, Eclat Shogun Grips

This here is my Esker Hayduke LVS, and it’s a ton of fun. Its light weight and carrying capacity are why I’m choosing this bike for the Ride Across Arizona next month. I’ll be making some mods for the dirt roads, but the setup shown here is A-okay for Sonoran singletrack and beyond.

Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles
  • Esker Hayduke LVS, Transit Cycles

You can keep up with Jenna on the shop on Instagram.

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