I’ve used them plenty, exclusively for bike packing. We rode most of the GDMBR in 2015. My wife’s XS frame was too small for a practical frame bag, but my XL frame had lots of room. On that ride, there’s plenty of hike-a-bike—or there was for a couple of middle-aged, middle-class, middle-fit riders. The narrower the load, the easier the pushing. Because of clearance issues on the XS frame, my wife could not run a big seat pack, either. She ran panniers. Pushing a bike up 15% grades with loaded panniers is awkward and was more difficult for her than for me with my narrow-profile load. Single-track riders also appreciate the narrow profile, for obvious reasons. Of course, you can bike pack with any configuration that works. My explanation is informed by a set of assumptions that show I bought the hype. In practical terms, though, we found there was some merit to the hype.
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