Carlsbad-Lands

Many of you who tune in regularly know that I wasn’t able to take my big road trip last year because I got laid off just two weeks before I was supposed to leave. Oh well, I still got plenty of rides in through the end of the year.
With some creative planning and a VERY understanding family, I was able to put together a three-part road trip extravaganza that will take almost three months. Tune in this Summer and watch the adventure unfold. Week by week.
Today is the first day of the first event. I’m driving from Durango, where I live, down to Carlsbad, New Mexico where I’ll ride the La Cueva trails. Located southwest of town, these trails traverse the oil fields and cover some pretty rocky ground. It’s a beautiful desert landscape and I am looking forward to putting the e-bike to the test on as many miles of it as I can muster!
Strava: / strava
Trailforks: www.trailforks...
Ride Setup:
Yeti SB 150 - Large
- Wheels: Industry Nine Hydra/ Ibis S35 Carbon Rims
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 AXS (10-52)
- Bars: TrailOne Crockett Carbon
- Stem: TrailOne Rockville 32mm 35mm clamp
- Pedals: Tectonic Altar Aluminum
- Cranks: Cane Creek EEwings 170mm
- Grips: TrailOne Hells Gate, Black
- Seatpost: SRAM Rewverb AXS 150mm
- Saddle: WTB Silverado
- Tires: Versus All-Mountain 29” 2.4 (both)
- Fork: Fox 38 Float Factory Grip 2 170mm
Ibis Ripmo v2 2020 - Large
- Wheels: Ibis hubs, Ibis S35 Carbon Rims
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 Eagle AXS (10-50)
- Bars: TrailOne Crockett Carbon
- Stem: Industry Nine A35
- Pedals: Shimano XT Platforms
- Cranks: Cane Creek EEwings 170mm
- Grips: TrailOne Hells Gate, Black
- Seatpost: Fox Transfer 150mm
- Saddle: WTB Silverado
- Tires: Maxxis Assagai (currently an Aggressor in front)
- Fork: Fox Float 36 Performance
Santa Cruz Highball 2021 - Large
- Wheels: DT Swiss 240s Hubs
- Rims: Ibis S35 Carbon
- Drivetrain: SRAM XX1 AXS
- Cranks: SSRAM XX1 Carbon
- Brakes: SRAM Level Ultimate
- Fork: RockShox SID Ultimate
- Bars: TrailOne Crockett Carbon
- Saddle: WTB Silverado Chromo
- Seat Post: PNW Loam 120/ Loam Lever
- Grips: TrailOne Hells Gate, Black
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Great ride despite the flat!

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It was surprisingly fun! And the trails were pretty chunky and challenging.