Video: Restrap's epic cycling journey along the Aegean Coastline in Turkey
Join the Restrap team on their cycling adventure along the Aegean coastline in Turkey
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If this doesn't have you scrambling to book your next cycling adventure, we're not sure what will. Turkey is one of those places that offers some uncharted territory. Join the Restrap team as they journey along the Aegean coastline from Dalaman in the south, through the mountain ranges surrounding Izmir before finishing in the historic city of Istanbul.
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Through small villages, fields, towns and mountains. The 602-mile route was quite the adventure. Six riders on a mixture of bikes including a Woodrup, Fairlight and Stayer experienced all that Turkey had to offer.
The riders, consisting of Alex on his Stayer Groadinger UG, Jon on his Fairlight Secan 2.0, Nathan on his Custom Woodrup, Gideon on his Ritchey Swiss Cross Disc, Mark on his Specialized Diverge and Chris on his Condor Bivio Spirit HSS.
Alex's Stayer Groadinger UG
Alexs' Setup:
- GROUPSET: Shimano 105 Hydro
- HANDLEBARS: PRO Discover 20 degree
- STEM: Cerakoted Thomson Elite X4
- SEATPOST: Thomson Elite
- SADDLE: Brooks Cambium C17 with Cerakoted Rails and Rivets
- WHEELS: Stayer All Road laced to Hope hubs
- TYRES: Schwalbe G1 All Round - 35C - Tubeless
Jon's Setup:
- GROUPSET: Shimano 105
- SADDLE: Brooks C17 Cambium All-weather Cut-out
- TYRES: Schwalbe G1 All-Round - 35s
- LIGHTS: Cateye Front light and Exposure Tracer rear
- GPS: Wahoo ELMNT
- TOOLS: Topeak Minidrive multitool, Vel+ pump, 3x spare tubes, quick links
Mark's Setup:
- HEADSET: Specialized Internal
- GROUPSET: Shimano Claris Mechanical
- HANDLEBARS: Specialized 44cm
- STEM: Specialized 100mm
- SEATPOST: Specialized 27.2
- SADDLE: Fabric Scoop
- WHEELS: Specialized Thru Axle Sealed
- TYRES: Schwalbe G-One 40c
- LIGHTS: Petzl headtorch and Moon Rear
Nathan's Setup:
- HEADSET: Chris King No threadset
- GROUPSET: Shimano 105/Dura Ace mix
- HANDLEBARS: Pro Discovery 42cm flared bars
- STEM: Thompson Elite X4 Over-sized Road Stem
- SEATPOST: Thomson Elite Inline Seat Post
- SADDLE: Brooks C17 Cambium All-Weather Cut-out
- WHEELS: Hope Hoops
- TYRES: Continental GP5000s, 32c
- LIGHTS: Exposure Tracer Front & Rear
Gideon's Setup:
- HEADSET: Brand-X headset
- GROUPSET: Shimano Ultegra R8020 shifters, GRX clutch rear derailleur, 11-42T cassette, 42T narrowide chainring, Rotor 3D cranks, Hope RX4 calipers
- HANDLEBARS: 42cm Zipp XPLR bars
- STEM: 120mm Thomson Elite X4 stem
- SEATPOST: Thomson Elite setback seatpost
- SADDLE: Selle Italia SLR saddle
- WHEELS: Hope Pro4 hubs on DT Swiss GR 531 DB rims
- TYRES: 38mm Schwalbe G-One tyres
- LIGHTS: Moon rear light, Cree front light
Chris' Setup:
- HEADSET: Condor
- GROUPSET: Shimano 105 Hydraulic, 50-34 chainset, 11-34 cassette
- HANDLEBARS: Pro Lite 42 cm (slightly flared)
- STEM: Deda zero 1
- SEATPOST: Deda zero 1
- SADDLE: Brook C15 Cambium carved
- WHEELS: Mavic Allroad
- TYRES: Schwalbe G-one tanwall (32c)
