Well, at the grocery store today I discovered that I'd badly scuffed a nice
red Ortlieb Roller Packer, even tearing a tiny hole in it, by catching it
on something; I have a vague recollection of it yanking the bike while
clearing an obstacle of some sort -- the scuffs are white.
So, hardly a
I like full frame bags as it allows you to pack heavier items towards the
bottom and in between the frame so the bike feels more planted. The con is of
course limited space so you got a pack pretty well, which can be more time
consuming.
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I've gone thru a few, never really utilizing them very well. My most successful
usage has been putting a water bladder inside and being able to drink from the
straw, which is surprisingly revelatory while riding. This is mostly done for
camping so that I can put alcohol in one of the bottles.
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
Hi Tim,
I respond also having no first hand experience with them (aside from a mini diy
corner frame bag from a military surplus gas mask bag) but my understanding is
that going rackless not only saves weight but putting the heaviest items
inside the main triangle won’t affect the handling as
This is from the uninitiated. I've only seen them in photos, so no experience
at all. The question: Why? It seems like they couldn't hold much (compared to
saddle bags or panniers) without being stuffed to the point where they would
interfere with pedaling.
The upsides I see would be that
