On day three of the 2025 Cross Washington bikepacking event, John Stamstad and I chatted with Ethan Washam east of Snoqualmie Pass. XWA isn’t hard enough, so Ethan was riding a single-speed. Ethan has previous single-speed bikepacking experience, including almost all of XWA 2019. Ethan’s 2019 story was included in our XWA recap. He recounted […]
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On day three of the 2025 Cross Washington bikepacking event, John Stamstad and I chatted with Chase McElroy east of Snoqualmie Pass. Chase has previous bikepacking experience in the US’ southeast, and this was his first XWA. Chase was riding a Priority Gemini with a Pinion shifting transmission. Chase works for Priority bikes and is
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On day three of the 2025 Cross Washington bikepacking event, John Stamstad and I chatted with affable Tom Colby east of Snoqualmie Pass. Tom has previous bikepacking experience, and this was his first XWA. Thanks to John Stamstad for his support and expertise.
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On day four of the 2024 Cross Washington bikepacking event, John Stamstad and David Longdon chatted with Chris Wilson and Rob Parker east of Snoqualmie Pass. Chris and Rob have been cycling buddies for 13 years, and explained they were working hard to complete the course as a team.
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On day four of the 2024 Cross Washington bikepacking event, John Stamstad and I chatted with Robin Smith east of Snoqualmie Pass. Robin talked us through some of his gear choices and how he prepared for his first XWA.
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