Rigs of the 2024 Atlas Mountain Race: An Analysis of Stats, Tire Sizes, Bags and More

The 2024 Atlas Mountain Race (AMR) kicks off today, and over 200 racers will set out to tackle the race's fourth edition across Morocco. This year, racers will travel 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) from Marrakesh to Essaouira. The AMR has become one of the world's most popular self-supported ultra-endurance races, as evidenced by the more than 100 race rig submissions we received. In our latest video, Neil unpacks the rigs and shares some interesting findings.

Outline
Intro: 0:00
Race Details: 0:34
Bikes and Bars: 1:47
Tires: 3:48
Drivetrains: 4:57
Bikepacking Gear: 7:21
Demographics: 8:47
Other Findings: 9:47

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Geometry: 150lbs, 5'9.5", 32" inseam, +2.5" Ape index

[marcbuchel]

So cool, to see my rig as the thumbnail 😊😊🥳

[grvl]

Knowing one of the competitors; she did the race in 2020 on a gravel bike and now rides a full suspension bike with a dropper post. That should tell you enough about what the people without suspension are going to experience... 😳

[bikedan]

Thanks for bringing our attention to this race. And also for mentioning units also in km, kg, etc.

[RichardGate-UK]

I used a 3x on my 29er hardtail in last years AMR. It was great. All the range I needed and all the gears in between!

[bunnyhaven]

The drivetrain that I think is totally under represented is the 2x10, dead reliable, can accommodate either gravel doubles (46/30) or mtb (38/28) and either an 11-36 or an 11-40/42. You can accomplish this with bar end shifters, thumb shifters, tiagra, 105, ultegra and dura ace or with the grx 400 brifters. These transmissions are so reliable it seems like an obvious choice for the ultra endurance segment offering tons of range without much of a weight penalty.

[bdk]

Your pie chart for flat versus drop bars is the reverse of what you said in the video

[jaspersoucoup]

Thank you for putting the visuals on the screen!! For someone who's just trying to learn all of the different bike brands this is very helpful!!

[tracerxrider]

27.5" might be dead, but 650b is going strong. :D

[mhilde]

Gr8 stuff, Neil!👍 nice to see what the big dogs run with

[hamzazk]

I really love your videos...it made my like bike packing ❤
But today I was bike packing in my local trails and I got to a place that doesn't have any type of road...there was nothing ..just the dirt and a lot of rocks..I had a hard time sooo can you make a video about choosing the terrain right or what to do in these types of situations...

Much love for your videos ❤

[airbikebuilder]

I would love to see a more detailed breakdown on what kind of dynamo hubs and, to a lesser extent, lights/chargers used.

[jackpack]

It's an honor to see Jack Pack bags on this rigs. Two riders from Poland has full set of JackPack's on AMR. Thanks to Aleksander Pachulski and Dawid McKoper!

[stephanecharbonnel]

Thanks a lot for this instructive video and for all others ! ( Frame models and wheels would also have been nice ) Have a good ride

[danielwebb]

How many steel, carbon, aluminum ? Fork travel ?

[StainFPS]

Hey, Nice video as usual! It would have been great to know the percentage of flats vs clips pedals!

[dannylo]

I think it will also be very interesting to analyse the bike settings e.g. how many riders have their handle bar same height as their saddle. How many went with zero setback, how many pushes saddle all the way to the front etc

[backcountryFLcyclist]

I love 29+ as it rides well in sandy/muddy/rocky conditions and the volume allows me to forego front suspension. The one drawback is pavement speed, it rolls much slower than lower volume tires.

[joeuser]

I never thought I'd see tractor feed printer paper for personal use anymore. Still sporting a dot matrix printer?

[markfletcher]

I find it interesting that so few people are using Rohloff internal hub gearing.

[luispichi]

I saw a Surly there. Would be interesting to know how capable these ATBs are for these types of events as they're fully rigid and on the heavy side.