Adventure bike – Specialized AWOL

D'oh, should've gotten these... :)

Interested to know what those grips are like, I see a lot of people using them.

ESIs are lovely, been using them on my mtb since forever. Very hard wearing too

I've been using ergon, they're pretty good for the death grip, just a bit pricey

@scorch No way, the ones I ordered are so much more 100.

Looking forward to try the grips. My MTB friends all use them.

I love this bike & I now want one exactly the same

might get one of these or a genesis vagabond. someone give me a rough estimate for a full vagabond build w/rear & front (pizza) racks... £1500?

So, California is happening in two days. Pretty stoked. Will be there for two weeks and we got a rental waiting for us.

ESI grips are so nice btw. Looking forward to be putting some miles on them. Pedals also on and they seem to be what I was looking for. Still waiting for the 11-42 cassette, might get it just in time to bring it.

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What's your plans? I'm looking at doing a coastal run once it gets a bit cooler there. Maybe seattle or portland to LA.

think i may try out some of these grips soon. always liked how they look.

Flying to and from SF. We'll start by driving up to Lake Tahoe to do a couple of days on the Tahoe Rim Trail before heading down to Yosemite and Death Valley to ride and camp there. Then we'll probably head to LA and drive up Highway 1 to SF.

We'll take it day by day and do what we feel like, so could end up being something completely different. We got the car for the full two weeks, so we can be quite flexible.

Excited to see your pictures!

Trip sounds amazing, how are you boxing up the bike?

Lots of photos please!

Oh, btw, What size are those Maxxis?

Drove up to Lake Tahoe yesterday and put the bikes together. We had them in bike bags which we store in the car. Will do a loop for a couple of days now before heading to Yosemite.

I'll do a big picture post when I get back. You can also get some updates on insta and strava @larsenroed – at least if I find wifi.

Tires are 2.1"

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Awesome.

^this. Please post plenty of pictures!

still the most interesting thread on lfgss

Today was a good day! Sick climb up to a lake at 2800 meters yesterday. Camped and came back down this morning. 6km of singletrack dropping 500 meters. The bikes performed great, even fully loaded. Most fun I've had on a bike for a good while.

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Lovely bike and great thread. More photos!

Check out Pfeiffer Beach near Big Sur on your way back up the coast if you get a chance.

LA. This ride was pretty sick. 2,5 hr loop.

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Prolly famous(tm)

LA looks sweet!

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^Am I missing the size?

Sorry...it's a Medium

I'm sure the classifieds will do.