{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Geek Warning","title":"Special ep: Gear that survives the 1,300 km Atlas Mountain Race","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/12588fd0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1226,"description":"In this special episode, we chat with Ultra-Distance specialist Kevin Benky Benkenstein on his bike and gear selections for a recent race across the Moroccan Atlas Mountain Range. That big ride is the Atlas Mountain Race (AMR), a beast of a ride that covers some 1,300 km with 23,000 m of elevation. It covers every surface imaginable, and both rider and bike are tested thoroughly in the little over four days that it took him to complete (good enough for a tied third-place finish in the men’s).Designed to accompany an article that Kevin wrote for Escape Collective, this chat covers why a full-suspension frame ended up being the pick, why such trail-focussed tyres were selected, drivetrain choices, and plenty of geeky insight.Enjoy! Oh, and don’t forget to check out escapecollective.com for the full write-up (or at least to see some photos).","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RBvZ42VOa2IulzLpz6GqMhunUzl2KYbNT7_xuoZrdHw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYzNk/OTc3NzE0MjIyOWM0/M2IzZDcwODY3ODU1/Njc5Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}