Originally Posted by
JSchmoyer
Nice rig... Jamis Renegade? I have the S2, love the bike and glad to see it sets up well for this kind of touring. Hoping to do the GAP trail in early September on mine.
Yes, Jamis Renegade Escapade - pre-dates the S1/S2 nomenclature.
Only had one problem with that bike - within 2 years the carbon seat post shattered towards the end of a local ride. Jamis replaced for free, I choose an aluminum seat post rather than another carbon one, though common opinion was that the dealer had over tightened it. But you can see in the photo, a lot of the seat post is out of the tube in that frame, and I'd rather add a few grams for reliability.
I did the GAP in 2021 with that setup, a 2 day Pittsburgh to Ohiopyle, to Cumberland on day 2 ride. Worked great, had a blast - journal and photos/maps
here.
On a shorter say ride ride on the GAP from Ohiopyle to West Newton last year, I ran over a sharp rock or some metal and tore a hole in the stock Donnelly MSO 40MM tires and now running 35MM Schwalbes - faster but nowhere near as plush!