Seattube, downtube, and under-downtube bottle cage mounts.Unicrown fork with accommodations for fenders, Randonneur Rack, and even a Mojave Cage or a bikepacking-style cage.4130 double butted chromoly frame and fork that accepts fenders and rack.between 170mm to 183cm to go with a Large. Travelling around in the trains, bus, car is easier than roadbike as well! The Neutrino is a very fun bike to ride around, guaranteed to put a smile to your face each time you are on it!įor cyclists that are 169cm and below, a Small would suffice. Also, bikepacking with a kickstand is sick! Bikepacking with a kickstand in Japan? Get outta here.įind more from Christopher on Instagram and don’t miss his Liquid Sunshine, his recent story about riding the Colorado Trail on his fixed gear mountain bike.Ultimate commuter as it is a small bike to move about buildings or into buildings and apartments! It handled steep bushwacking and chasing Dave down old jeep roads like a champ, and I’m excited to take it to Tokyo in 2021 (fingers crossed) and bikepack as well as commute easily in the city and Olympic Village. The Good Night 2020 Campout was my first overnight trip on the newly christened “Reggie Winks” and I was remarkably impressed with its performance, particularly off-road. Other accessories Kick Stand, Velo Orange Fenders.Rear bags Oveja Negra Gear Slammer (medium).Front bags Outdoor Research Dry Bags in the Basket Hornet Packraft.In fact, I haven’t changed much since taking it off of Fixie Dave’s hands. Rather fortuitously, Fixie Dave happened to be selling the Neutrino he had built up over the summer, so with a bit of cash and a few sets of cranks for his newest build, the Neutrino deal was done, with me ending up with almost the exact build I would have done on it had I built it myself. Thankfully, as a chronic procrastinator who finds it best to wait until the last possible second to do anything, I hadn’t pulled the trigger on my Neutrino yet because… fast-forward another few months… and the Games are back on in Tokyo. The ease of travelling with a fixed gear can’t be beat!įast forward a few months (and one pandemic) and the Tokyo games were officially canceled for 2020. Setting it up fixed gear (like my normal bikepacking bike) only made sense. I’d been eyeballing the Velo Orange Neutrino, thinking once it was minimally disassembled, I’d be able to pack my clothes in the same compact bike bag to easily store in a locker at the Tokyo airport for my return and work assignment. I had planned to end my exploratory cycling trip in Tokyo, and once there I would likely be working with limited space for a full-sized bike box or bike. Thinking this would be an incredible way to experience a country I hadn’t yet had the pleasure of visiting, I didn’t want to have to rely on renting an ill-fitting bike or dealing with the hassle of transporting my normal bikepacking rig. In 2019, while the Olympics were still being planned in the same pre-pandemic rhythms and routines as usual, I hatched a plan for a cycling adventure around Japan for the two weeks prior to my assignment with the Olympics in Tokyo. Unfortunately, the bikes rarely fit me, a long-armed and very lanky 6’3” half-Native American, half-German, and the best I can usually get is a 57cm road bike with a 100mm stem and 23c tires to drag around (with Euro braking, of course). When traveling with the team, I’ve normally been able to get my hands on a bike to get out and explore a bit during the minimal (but savored) time I can get away from the track. I’ve been fortunate to work with Olympic athletes and community riders alike, and travel the globe with the USA track cycling team in my role as the velodrome manager and a team mechanic. I’ve been working in elite and community track cycling for nearly a decade at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center Velodrome in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Words and photos by Christopher Schmidt ( my name is Chris. Learn more about Christopher and his one-of-a-kind mini velo here… Our first weekly Reader’s Rig of 2021 is Christopher Schmidt’s fixed gear Velo Orange Neutrino, a bike that’s small in size but big on charm, and is freshly back from a Good Night 2020 campout.
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