From time to time our customers tell us about impressive
rides they’ve done, but few live up to Shane Hagerman’s tales. Shane is a
member of Team Odyssey Adventure racing, a race team that competes in multi-day
endurance races throughout the world. The four members of Team Odyssey work
together to cover hundreds of miles over the course of a few days, sleeping
just a few hours a time to give them an advantage over other teams.
The
backcountry routes that the courses follow are often rough and obstacle strewn,
meaning their bikes must be as durable yet as light as possible. A few Team
Odyssey members ride Rohloff SPEEDHUBs for this reason, including a teammate of
Shane’s that we recently built this lightweight titanium Vassago Optimus Ti for.
Read on to learn more about Shane, adventure racing, and why the SPEEDHUB is
his drivetrain of choice.
