Alexandera Houchin is a citizen of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and a dominant force in ultra-endurance bikepacking. She did not learn to ride a bicycle until age 20 and within a few years was winning the Tour Divide, the 2,745-mile race from Canada to Mexico. She has finished the Tour Divide at least four times, the Arizona Trail Race three times, and completed the Colorado Trail Race six consecutive times, winning the women's category in 2019, 2021, and 2022 while setting course records on a singlespeed. She holds the Grand Loop female record at 3 days, 3 hours, 58 minutes (2024). Her racing is deeply connected to her Indigeneity, and she works to create pathways for other Indigenous people to explore cultural connections through long-distance bike adventure. Her custom bikes feature medicine wheel designs with spokes in red, yellow, white, and black.
Esker Cycles
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Titanium trail hardtail for 29-inch wheels with a Portage Dropout system allowing chainstay length adjustment of up to 14mm and singlespeed use. Designed for 120mm suspension forks with trail-oriented geometry. Tire clearance accommodates up to 29x2.8 inches in the longest chainstay position.
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Cane Creek
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35mm stanchion suspension fork for 27.5" and 29" wheels, available with 44mm or 51mm offset. Travel is internally adjustable from 120mm to 160mm without additional parts. Damper features 10 positions of high-speed compression, 17 positions of low-speed compression, and 10 positions of low-speed rebound, with independently adjustable positive and negative air chambers.
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Cane Creek
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Titanium crankset built from Grade 9 (Ti-3Al-2.5V) arms with Grade 5 titanium spindle and hirth joint. At 400 grams for a 175mm pair, Cane Creek claims it is stiffer than premium carbon cranks. Uses a 30mm spindle supporting BSA 73mm threaded, Press Fit 92/89.5, BB30, and 392 EVO bottom bracket standards. Current generation uses an 8-bolt direct mount chainring interface with lifetime warranty.
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Industry Nine
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Aluminum mountain bike wheelset built around Industry Nine's Hydra hub with 6 pawls engaging across 690 points for 0.52-degree engagement. 27mm internal width rim with tubeless-friendly bead shelf, available in 24-hole or 32-hole configurations. The 24-hole 29" set weighs 1,580 grams rated to 95 kg; the 32-hole weighs 1,700 grams rated to 104 kg. Hub shells offered in 12 anodized colors.
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Wolftooth
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CNC machined 7075-T6 aluminum 32T chainring with Drop-Stop asymmetrical tooth profile for chain retention, available in multiple BCD and direct-mount configurations. Paired with a 22T single-speed cog (28g) for Shimano HG-style freehubs, optimized for 9/10/11-speed chains.
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Wolftooth
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CNC-machined 6061-T6 aluminum flat pedal manufactured in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with dual-concave platform (14mm perimeter, 12.5mm center). Small (105x99mm) and large (112x106mm) sizes with 22 rear-loading stainless steel grip pins. Stainless axles with Igus bushing and three cartridge bearings. Full Right to Repair parts availability.
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Women's-specific road and trail saddle first introduced in 1999, with a wide rear platform for wider sit bone spacing. Available in Century (Ti rails, 262x152mm, 268g) and Ti Gel+ (262x155mm, 255g) variants. Central cutout for soft tissue pressure relief with injection-molded foam construction.
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Shimano
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Hydraulic disc brake for trail and XC mountain biking, available in two-piston (BR-M8100) and four-piston (BR-M8120) configurations. ServoWave technology for faster initial bite, tool-free reach adjustment, and I-SPEC EV clamp for shifter integration. Compatible with 140mm to 203mm rotors.
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Maxxis
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Trail-oriented mountain bike tire with a wide centerline knob array for braking and L-shaped side knobs for cornering in loose terrain. The 29x2.4 Wide Trail version is optimized for 35mm internal rims with 3C MaxxTerra or MaxxSpeed compound options. The 60 TPI 3C MaxxTerra EXO TR version weighs approximately 840 grams.
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