The rider’s ride

Cannondale SuperX, £3,999.99, cannondale.com

It might technically be a cyclocross bike but the SuperX has won Dirty Kanza multiple times before, and its big tyre clearances and efficient power transfer meant that it didn’t fail to deliver. It was a great choice for the event. I equipped it with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 shifting paired to an XT mountain bike rear derailleur to provide a 1x drivetrain set-up with a large-ranging rear cassette to cope with the climbs, of which there are plenty. The shifting was precise and flawless throughout. If there’s one question you’ll hear a lot in the weeks before Kanza, it’s about what tyres to use. I opted for Donelly’s most robust offering, the MSO 40. These were mounted (tubeless) to Enve’s G23 wheelset, which handled everything the flint hills could throw…

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Cyclist Off Road (Digital) - 1 Issue, Autumn 2019

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