Curve’s biggest ride of the year is just round the corner, so today we are taking a deep dive into the gravel bike setups the Curve team will be riding for the 243km cannonball run from Melbourne to Echuca! A course made almost exclusively of champagne gravel, calls for some faster gravel setups, so let's take a look at what the team will be running.
Border Run is put on every year by Curve on the March Equinox and is a 243km gravel ride from Melbourne to the NSW border in Echuca. This year it is running on March 21st at 4:30am from the Melbourne GPO. Take it on however you like! Can you make it in a day? Flashpack it in two, three, seven days, just remember the ride isn’t over until you touch the border sign!
Check out the Border Run Recon Notes 2026 if you need any course info or the Top 5 Questions about Border Run if you need help planning your logistics.
Gemma’s Big Kev V2
Gemma’s first and the Big Kev V2s first BORDER RUN! Gemma and her BK are training for this year's Transcontinental so this is the first of many adventurous missions for this duo.
Specs: SRAM Rival E1/GX, Curve Carbon Dirt Hoop Wheels, Curve 415 VGM Fork
Bags: Tailfin Frame Bag, Tailfin Flip Top Tube Bag, Revelate Stem Bag, Revelate Spinelock Saddle Bag
Oskar’s Air Kev
Custom painted by Candy Factory Paintworks with a MAAP inspired design to line up with Oskar’s role as a MAAP ambassador, this bike has bikepacked across Northern Europe and raced at the Gravel World Championships. A true testament to the versatility of Kev.
Specs: SRAM Force XPLR AXS, 46t 10/46, Zipp SL70 XPLR Bars
Bags: N/A
Lockie’s GXR3 ‘Midnight'
Aiming to go quicker than last year, this stealthy blacked out Kev will be kicking arse on the way to the border.
Specs: SRAM Force/XO1, Curve G4T Carbon Wheels, Pirelli Cinturato RC 45mm Tyres
Bags: Apidura Snack Bag, Apidura Frame Bag, Revelate Spinelock Saddle Bag
Liege From Curve's CXR2 ‘Dos Cross’
A special edition remake of the CXR for Liege to race cyclocross this winter, stealthed out by Candy Factory Paintworks. Features Curves Neo Plug system for neat, internal cable routing.
Specs: SRAM Force E1 XPLR AXS, 42t 10/44, Zipp Finishing Kit, Curve Prototype G5T Wheels, Pirelli Cinturato M 40mm Tyres
Bags: N/A
Ollie’s AIR Kev
Custom painted by Candy Factory Paintworks, this full blown race Kev is ready for action. This was the first prototype of our new Neo Plug system to fully internally route the cables, now available on AIR Kev builds.
Specs: SRAM Force XPLR AXS, 46t 10/46, Zipp SL80 Race Bar
Bags: N/A
If you’re an Escape Collective member, there is a full deep dive of the behind the scenes and development that's gone into this bike here.
Jesse’s AIR Ultra+ Prototype
We’ve been hard at work giving the Belgie Ultra a makeover. This is the soon-to-be-released AIR Ultra+! A few members of the team have been out testing the new fat tyre road bike designed
Specs: Curve G5T Prototype Wheels, Pirelli PZero Race TLR 40mm Tyres, SRAM Force AXS
Bags: Apidura Snack Bag
We hope to see you out on Saturday morning, but remember that time and date don’t work for you, do it whenever you can make it happen. Go on! Get off the couch and have a crack! Here is the route for you to get adventuring.
And be sure to share your border sign photos with us!