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Hub gears? How much of the route is hike-a-bike? SS negates hanger, RD, FD so might make that muddy shitfest manageable.
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Internal gearbox in BB area of frame. Frame is being built at the moment...
A guy I was following on day 1 had a rohloff, he rode straight through the special mud, I tried to follow, broke hanger and mech as I powered through. So yeah, definitely better, but not infallible.
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Not much hike a bike, just the top of some passes, and always where there are clouds of hungry mosquitos.
There's a mandatory CDT (continental divide trail) section in New Mexico that isn't part of the GDMBR, that has some hiking but it's also some welcome singletrack after lots of boring roads in NM...
turnpedal
I'll be running pinion gearbox next time, probably with a belt drive. I broke my mech and hanger in mud on the first day!