Chris's Kit:
Frame & Fork: Specialized Hardrock Sport (2007), with Salsa solid fork
Handlebars: Specialized Hardrock sport standard bars.
Brakes: Avid Juicy Three disc brakes with 160mm rotors.
Panniers Rear: Altura dryline, Front: Altura Arc
Rack pack: Altura dryline
Bar Bag
Lights: Cateye
Ditched:
Marsocci "bomber II" Dirt Jump forks - Whilst Dirt Jump forks have a good stiffness for touring, and its nice to have suspension for offroad cut-throughs and mountian decents, they weigh more than they are worth, and even a Dirt Jump fork absorbs energy on the climbs.
