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By Stephen RegenoldIt took a van loaded with gear to Audemars Piguet replica watches get from my house tothe airport. Then in the terminal, I juggled a cart stacked with three rollingduffel bags, a carry-on suitcase, and a daypack to wear on the airplane (andsurreptitiously stuff down by my feet on the flight to Chile). And didI mention the hard-side plastic bike case with my Giant Anthem X1 inside? DeltaAir Lines charged me $300 -- each way! -- just to get the mountain bike from Minneapolis to Tierra del Fuego.Thus was my gear nightmare en route to last monthsWenger Patagonian Expedition Race, where team GearJunkie.com faced a week ofwilderness competition in kayaks, on bikes, rappelling cliffs, and trekkingungodly distances across lands few humans have seen.

The good news is that wefinished the race, nabbing a fourth-place prize. The gear, from headlamps tokayak paddles, was key in helping us move fast and stay safe Mont Blanc replica watches for days on end.In a previous column, I covered a few standout productsin some detail from the race. This article takes a wide look at several gearpicks I packed along and employed during the weeklong event. Of all gear items, shoes are among the most important. InPatagonia, as in many other races in recentyears, I wore the Inov-8 Roclite 285s, which are lightweight and flexible shoesmade for off-trail use.

They have a mesh upper that breathes well but Vacheron Constantin replica watches onpurpose does not keep water out. The feathery shoes -- they weigh about 11.8ounces apiece in my size 13 -- has minimal support, at least in a traditionalsense. There is almost no padding in the midsole and scant protection for thetoes. But the barefoot-style of the shoe is something I love. Itlets your foot flex and absorb the terrain. Mile after mile in the race, theshoe felt fast -- and just supportive enough -- to never let me down. On the long bike sections of the race, the aforementionedAnthem X1 from Giant Bicycles was a solid ride. The cross-country legs in therace -- almost 200 miles total -- were mainly dirt roads. The Athem X1 is thespeediest mountain bike I have ridden. It was perfect in Patagonia,where it took in the bumps but allowed me to ride fast with almost zero bouncewhile pedaling.