Hello, Im Kyle Sovada. In the winter, I ski patrol Colorado and do some other things in the off-season. Growing up in Minnesota, I was always fascinated by the bike and at an early age I found myself drawn to it. It was something I knew even before I realized it. Many of the bikes I rode as a child were either junkyard or hand-me downs. Many summers I spent fixing them up, sometimes for fun. I have stripped bikes and painted them with new colors, sometimes adding pinstripes or polka dots. When I was 16 years old, I worked as a mechanic in my local bike shop, Revolution Cycle and Ski. There I learned the art of bicycle mechanics. After moving to Oregon for college, I continued my work at bike shops and developed other outdoor hobbies.
Pour fêter mon diplôme universitaire, j’ai pris un vélo du Minnesota pour reprendre la route. Mes parents n’aimaient pas que je roule en solo, alors j’ai convaincu mon père et nous avons fait un merveilleux voyage. Ce fut un grand voyage qui a suscité mon intérêt pour les voyages à vélo. Je suis retombé amoureux du bikepacking après plusieurs petits voyages.
J’ai parcouru la route des cônes et des canyons à travers le Pérou l’été dernier pendant mes vacances en Amérique du Sud. C’était mon premier voyage à vélo international et j’ai voyagé à l’étranger sans avoir besoin de sauter dans une auberge. Ce style de voyage était mon préféré et je ne sais pas comment j’aurais pu faire autrement. Maintenant que j’ai fait l’expérience des voyages plus éloignés à vélo, du camping à l’extérieur, de la visite de villages éloignés et de l’évitement du stress des grandes villes et des autoroutes, je suis accro.
Although the bike isn’t unique, it does the job and I love it. It’s an early Salsa Fargo, mostly stock except for the Jones Loop H-Bar and a few other oddities and ends. It was my first time riding with the Jones bar, and I loved it. I love the sweep. It puts me in a great riding spot. It helped me to stay upright and in a comfortable position that allowed me to ride for hours. Perhaps it’s mostly mental. I find that the more aggressive I ride, the less I enjoy the surrounding environment.
- Frame/Fork 2013 Salsa Fargo
- Rims Stans ZTR Rapids
- Hubs Salsas branded Formula hubs
- Tires Teravail Ehline 29 x 6 cm
- Handlebars Jones H-bar Loops
- Headset Cane Creek Ten Series
- Crankset SRAM 24/38T
- Cassette SRAM 10-speed 11-36T
- Derailleur SRAM X7 (front), X9 (rear)
- Brakes Avid BB7 Road
- Shifter(s), SRAM HTML9
- Saddle Charge Spoon
- Seatpost Thomson Masterpiece
- Stem Salsa
- Front bags 2x Surly Junk Straps holding dry bag
- Frame bags Salsa/Revelate cobranded bag
- Rear bags Revelate Design Terrapin 14L
- Accessory bags Revelate Designs Mag-Tank 2000, JerryCan, Mountain Feedbag
- Additional accessories Salsa Anything Cages and Nickless Cages. Voile Straps
