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Payson McElveen is a professional mountain bike and gravel racer from Texas who has built his career as a privateer-turned-Red Bull athlete. He is a two-time USA Cycling Marathon MTB national champion, five-time collegiate MTB national champion, and three-time SBT Gravel podium finisher. He won the 2016 Mongolia Bike Challenge and has finished on the Leadville Trail 100 podium four times. He rides for Allied Cycle Works and hosts the "With Pace" podcast, interviewing athletes and adventurers across the outdoor sports spectrum.
Fizik
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Italian saddle brand founded in 1996 and part of the Selle Royal Group, producing saddles, shoes, and bar tape for road, gravel, and mountain bike disciplines. Saddle line spans the Vento (aggressive race), Tempo (endurance), Arione (flexible riders), Aliante (upright position), and Terra (gravel/off-road) series. Rails and shells offered in carbon, titanium, manganese, and nylon combinations. The Adaptive series uses 3D-printed padding mapped to individual pressure profiles.
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Allied Cycle Works
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Carbon fiber gravel race frame made in Bentonville, Arkansas, with Innegra reinforcement in high-stress areas. Designed for aggressive off-road racing with clearance for tires up to 700x57mm via dropped chainstays. Frame weighs 950g (medium) with a threaded 68mm BB, UDH, internal routing, and compatibility with suspension forks and dropper posts.
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Allied Cycle Works
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Carbon fiber cross-country full-suspension mountain bike frame designed in Bentonville, Arkansas, with Innegra fabric in the carbon layup. Built around 120mm travel front and rear with 29-inch wheels, carbon front and rear triangles, and machined aluminum linkage. Frameset weight including rear shock is approximately 1,950g (large).
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Allied Cycle Works
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Carbon fiber all-road frame made in Arkansas with a flip-chip system adjusting geometry between road (415mm chainstays, up to 30mm tires) and gravel (425mm chainstays, up to 40mm tires). Frame weight is 750g for the Builders Edition medium. Features an integrated stem to conceal cables while retaining a standard headset.
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Garmin
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Flagship GPS bike computer with 3.5" display and Power Glass solar charging lens providing up to 100 hours battery in saver mode or 45 hours in demanding use. First bike computer combining solar charging with multi-band GNSS. Features Stamina insights, Power Guide pacing, ClimbPro, and 64GB storage.
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Standard XC race tire in a narrower 29x2.25 profile suited to rims with 25mm to 30mm internal width. Same low center tread and cornering knob layout as the wider Aspen, with 120 TPI casing, EXO sidewall protection, and tubeless-ready construction. MaxxSpeed compound version weighs 650 grams.
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Semi-slick gravel tire with a low-profile diamond center tread and small side knobs for hard-packed dirt, light gravel, and pavement. The 700x40c version weighs approximately 429 grams with 120 TPI casing, dual compound, EXO sidewall protection, and tubeless-ready bead. Also available in 650b x 47mm.
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RockShox
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RockShox's lightest XC fork with 32mm tapered alloy stanchions and 100mm travel for 29-inch wheels at 44mm offset. Charger Race Day 2 damper in two-position (Open/Lock) or three-position configuration. Weighs approximately 1,326-1,352g. The slimmer stanchions prioritize minimum weight for XC racing.
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SRAM's top-tier wireless electronic road drivetrain covering rear derailleur, chain, cassette, and crankset. The 2024 generation uses a narrower cage for faster shifts, auto-trim for crosschaining, and Flattop chain. Cassette options from 10-28t to 10-36t in 12 speeds.
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Zipp
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American carbon wheel manufacturer founded in 1988 in Indianapolis, acquired by SRAM in 2007. Produces wheels across the 202, 303, 404, 454, 808, and Super-9 lines. Pioneered dimpled rim surfaces (ABLC) for aerodynamic boundary layer control and popularized deep-section carbon rims in road racing.
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