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THE TRAKA 200: Lessons from Girona, by Elena Hartmann

"The Traka 200 was one of those races where everything feels possible at the start line, and by the finish, you're left with a clear list of things to do differently next time..."
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The Traka 200: Lessons from Girona, by Elena Hartmann The Traka 200 was one of those races where everything feels possible at the start line, and by the finish, you're left with a clear list of things to do differently next time. I came in with high expectations. I left with a 5th place, two hard lessons, and a lot of respect for the course.

Coffee tastes better when the ride takes longer. ☕️
OPEN × ANOM - The Grind Box — built around the ritual: early starts, dusty roads, slow espresso stops, and the kind of conversations that only happen mid-ride.

If you are into good coffee, head over to anomcafeclub.com to order THE GRIND BOX and enjoy!

ANOM, the GRIND COLLAB For more than a year now, OPEN has been part of the ride. What started as a shared love for beautiful bikes, long days outside and doing things our own way slowly turned into a real collaboration. 

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Reposted from .92
FINE ARTS + OPEN + AUMER*92

Unser langjähriger Freund, Illustrator und Radfahrer hatte schon länger die Idee einen Fahrradrahmen zu gestalten und außerdem den Wunsch durch die Pyrenäen zu fahren. Im Jahr 2024 konnte er beides verbinden.

Durch die Unterstützung von Andy () und AUMER*92 dauerte es nicht lange bis ein dafür geeignetes Rad zusammengebaut war. Der Rahmen zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch im Ready-to-paint-Zustand.

Simon fuhr in den spanischen Pyrenäen von Irún bis nach Cadaqués. Er nahm sein Skizzenbuch mit, in dem er die Fahrt mit Zeichnungen, Worten und Fotos dokumentierte.

Wieder zuhause wollte er aus diesem Material und seinen Erinnerungen eine eigene visuelle Sprache entwickeln und sie auf einen Fahrradrahmen übertragen.

Simon’s Leben ist schon immer von Sprachen und Übersetzung geprägt. Er sprach Spanisch mit seiner Mutter, Deutsch mit seinem Vater und Französisch mit seiner Frau und seinem Sohn. So überrascht es nicht, dass er eine besondere Gabe hat auch Worte in Bilder zu übersetzen.

Er wollte etwas Echtes und Ehrliches schaffen: eine Hommage an die Landschaften, die er gesehen hatte, an seine Liebe zu Oteiza und Arantzazu, an die Aufrichtigkeit des Radfahrens und an ein Land, das ihm vertraut und fremd zugleich ist – obwohl seine Familie dort ihre Wurzeln hat.

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Desert, at least once a year.
No phone signal, no people, just gravel and whatever's been sitting in the back of your head for months. You come back with cleaner thoughts and dirtier kit.

Link in BIO for the new WIDE 2.0, the perfect "desert sled"

The UPPER 2.0 is what more than a decade of riding the original taught us.
Same versatility. Sharper everywhere it matters.

Full specs at opencycle.com/upper-20, or link in Bio.

Riding & Racing at top speed U.P.|U.P.PER. 2.0
10 years after the OPEN U.P. defined the performance gravel bike, we have perfected it.
A light, nimble gravel bike for fast racing or riding. Even an overnighter or fast tarmac group rides are possible thanks to its comfort, efficiency and speed.

66mm of tire for terrain most people wouldn't ride.
55mm for racing and everything else, with clearance left over.
The WIDE 2.0 doesn't make you pick. It makes room.

For 'unrideable terrain', OPEN unveils WI.DE. 2.0 performance gravel frame - endurance.biz The new OPEN WI.DE. 2.0 gravel frame is the successor to the original WI.DE., and is designed for terrain that is typically considered unrideable.

Aero where it matters,Comfort where it counts.

AERO matters most up-front (headtube, fork, bars, downtube), where airflow is still smooth. But aero is moot if the bike is too harsh to stay aero yourself on long rides. We optimize aero and compliance together, through tube design and carbon layup.
As we go further back on the frame, comfort always beats aero. The seattube, chainstay & seatstay shapes ensure the comfort OPEN is known for. As a bonus, the ultra-thin seatstays keep the frontal area small. They even get a micro-aero treatment.

Simon Prades: Artist’s eye. Cyclist’s soul..

Reposted from “Some more Photos of the OPEN askatasuna.”

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