Last year, Amanda 'Panda' Nauman decided to try her luck outside the cyclocross course on the much longer and more grueling Dirty Kanza 200. This triathlete turned cyclocross racer proved she also had the legs to suffer through 200 miles of Kansas gravel to take the win.
She returned to the Emporia, Kansas, to defend her title this year and came away with a resounding victory.
This season, Nauman is sponsored by Niner. While the company makes two gravel/adventure bikes, the RLT 9 and RLT 9 Steel, Nauman opted to race the lighter and more familiar BSB 9 RDO. This carbon cyclocross bike has ample room for large tires and even the smallest size, which Nauman rides, has mounts for two water bottles in the main triangle.
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Nauman's BSB 9 RDO kitted out for Kanza
To make the BSB 9 RDO suitable for an endurance gravel event, she swaped cyclocross gearing for a much broader range. Nauman doesn’t have a drivetrain sponsor, leaving her free to mix and match components to suit her needs — and there’s plenty of SRAM and Shimano interspersed on her drivetrain.
Complete bike specifications
- Frame: Niner BSB 9 RDO, size 47
- Fork: Niner BSB 9 RDO w/15mm thru-axle
- Stem: Easton EA70, 70mm
- Handlebar: Easton EC90 SL, 40mm
- Brake/shift levers: Shimano R-785 Di2
- Brakes: Shimano XTR M987 calipers w/140mm rotors
- Front derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2
- Rear derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2
- Crankset: SRAM crankset w/Quarq power meter, 50/34t chainring, 170mm crankarms
- Bottom bracket: Kogel
- Pedals: Crankbrothers Eggbeater 11
- Front wheel: Easton EA90 SL
- Read wheel: Easton EC90 SL
- Front tire: Schwalbe G1, 700c x 38mm
- Rear tire: Clement X’Plor MSO 700 x 36mm
- Saddle: SDG Circuit
- Seatpost: Easton EC90 SL
- Accessories: Dark Speed Works top tube bag, Lezyne S-Caddy saddle bag, panda shoes
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