Video: Racing the Canadian Rockies 24 on an Bowhead RX Adaptive MTB
It’s Christian Bagg’s first time at the Canadian Rockies 24 and his first time racing solo for 24 hours. After spending years developing the Bowhead RX to what it is today. Christian can now get stuck into events like this.
 | We are here for the Canadian Rockies 24 at the Canmore Nordic Centre it's iconic in the Kananaskis and Canadian Rockies. It’s full of real mountain bike trails. It should be a pretty amazing event a test of endurance not just physically but emotionally and sleep deprivation-wise. |
The Course is 15.7km with 480m of climbing, the goal is to do as many laps as possible in 24hrs.
| Everyone kinda thinks of these things as…could I do it? I think that’s a question for a lot of people. When you try it and actually make it then you come back and want to do better and better. I didn’t know quite what to expect when I spoke to Christian before the race and he said you know the bike I’m on it’s as wide as your bike. It’s as wide as a normal MTB handlebar. Then I did some laps with him an we were just ripping single track. It was a hoot. I was really impressed with his skill and the actual engineering of the bike. |
24hrs
95.70KM
2,664m
4,595 Cals
all the weather ️
all the jackets
Find out more about the Bowhead RX used in this race here - https://www.bowheadcorp.com/bowhead-rx-bike
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My 24 hours memories - dead dog tired, in the dark, going so slow, feeling all alone only to have some guy appear out of the dark and pass you like you are standing still only to be alone again (so much so I was going to go hide in my Pathfinder so they couldn't find me for my next lap, endorphins made that feeling pass as soon as I got off my bike); sleeping through the torrential downpours after my night lap and waking up to pre-dawn clear skies and watching the sun rise on my next lap.