What's the best bike for the Silk Road Mountain Race?

The Silk Road Mountain Race is a 2000km bikepacking race around Kyrgyzstan. The race is predominately off road taking on high altitude mountain passes and rough tracks as the route winds its way around the country. In this video I analyse some of the bikes used for the 2023 edition of the race and discuss what the best bike setup is for the race. For more information about the race check out the race website here: https://www.silkroadmountainrace.com And for more detail on the route check out my collection on ridewithgps.com: https://ridewithgps.com/collections/2... Check out my race video here:    • KYRGYZSTAN: Racing the Silk Road Mountain ...   A big thank you to the brands that support me: Mason Cycles - https://masoncycles.cc Hunt Bike wheels - https://www.huntbikewheels.com Albion Cycling - https://www.albioncycling.com Tailfin Bikepacking equipment - https://www.tailfin.cc/?v=79cba1185463 Rene Herse tyres - https://www.renehersecycles.com Enduro bearings - https://cycling.endurobearings.com If you like my videos and would like to help me produce more, please consider buying me a 'virtual coffee' at the link below, thanks!