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CANNONDALE FLASH – Lauf fork

Ben talks about his bike in this article on Velochannel.com:

Tell us about your complete equipment for that trip.

I choose to ride my MTB. The frame is a Cannondale Flash 29 but I replaced the Lefty fork by a Lauf Trail Racer. That way I could build a wheelset with a SON dynamo hub to ride in the dark and to provide energy to my GPS and phone. The Lauf Trail Racer is the best decision I could make. Almost as light as a rigid fork but way more comfortable to ride in the MTB sections. The components on the bike are a mix of Shimano and SRAM. Not the high-end parts but parts you can trust and who are affordable. Mostly Shimano SLX and SRAM X9 parts. Continental X-King ProTection in front and Race King ProTection for the rear, both Tubeless Ready with a double dose of liquid in. They are a bit heavy but you just don’t want flat tires. 

If you want to go fast, you have to make that the bike light. So I tried to take not much with me. I had a Sea to Summit mattress and pillow, a down sleeping bag and a bivvy bag from Sol with me to sleep in. Inside that, I rolled also a dry shirt and my compression socks to wear at night. All that were in front on my steer. In my saddle bag, I had some repair tools and some extra clothes. A down jacket, rain jacket, reflective jacket, arm and leg warmers and a buff. I had a lot of space left (in my saddle bag) for food.