08/27/2026
We’ve got an update from Madeline, and one thing is for certain: her Sunliner is covering miles and miles.
Madeline broke in her new Sunliner on a recent journey from Jasper to Banff. 200 miles through the Canadian Rockies, home to more glaciers than you can count. Her sister came along for this preparatory trek, which Madeline treated as her pre-divide training. This trip resulted in that all too familiar soreness settling back into her legs, and excitement for the adventure to come.
Then came the Great Divide, and the first week was full of nothing but surprises. Day one threw singletrack at her before she even knew whether she’d be on dirt or asphalt. She passed a grizzly at a respectful distance, a fair reminder of just how wild this route is, and turned down a lift to escape the big guy, trusting a little sense and some bear spray instead. Slowly the track eased into gravel forest service road and, post grizzly encounter, her confidence came back.
A few more days through Canada and she crossed into Montana, riding into heavy smoke and hoping for a bit of rain to give the burning lands some relief.
Through all of it, the Sunliner has been holding up like a charm on rough roads. That’s the whole point. A bike so dialed you can spend your energy on grizzlies and glaciers instead of your rig.
Give Madeline Hryse a follow to see where the divide takes her. The adventure is just getting started.
