The Sierra Roamer - Bikepacking.com

Written By Miles Arbour; You can find the full article and photos on BikePacking.com here

“This year’s bike was made by B Vivit at HotSalad Bicycles and is a “modern tribute to mountain biking’s original dirt crusher and advocate for women in cycling, Jacquie Phelan, and her historic bike, Otto.” It’s a whacky blend of old-school charm and new-school tech, including a handmade titanium frame and fork from B, SRAM Transmission, drop bars, cloth bar tape, and a Hite-Rite saddle dropper…

The HotSalad Bicycles frame is swoopy, elegant, has custom anodizing, and is topped off with a custom titanium LD stem. Jen Green whipped up a beautiful handmade headtube badge using copper, brass, bronze, and nickel. The build is finished with a bunch of top-shelf components donated by White Industries, PAUL Component, Velocity USA, Simworks, Ultradynamico, King Cage, Forager Cycles, and WTB…”