Tim, I’ve refrained from chiming in, but seeing your more specific circumstance
and desire I feel obliged. I love bikepacking my Hunqapillar with rear panniers
and loading my sleeping bag/pad/tent on top of the rear rack. I sometimes add a
small trunk sack with food to a mini front rack, but of
Thanks for all the input. I'm really curious about bike packing and touring. I
did my first tour this past May and used my Berthoud handlebar bag and Nitto
big rear rack with panniers on my Hilsen. I found the handling a little
squirrely but I'm 230, so with luggage there was quite a load. I
Tim,
The frame bag allows you to utilize a oft under utilized space. I have over
stuffed mine and it does not interfere with my pedaling. It also allows you
to store heavy items towards the center of gravity of the bike.
Sorry, I didn't read all the posts so perhaps I'm just repeating what
Tim talked about having seen frame bags and asked "Why?" He then went on
to provide some answers to the opposite question "Why not?"
To me, the obvious answer "Why?" is that for any diamond frame bicycle, if
you need to add a small amount of cargo weight to that bicycle, the
absolute optimum
A friend sewed me a frame bag that fits both my Clem and my Long Haul
Trucker:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPJJ9jFjzKF/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVXIr7rBxqy/
For me, it is bar none the best bag I've owned for long day rides where you
might want to access food and layers in the bag without
I've never had any problem pushing a bike with rear panniers -- Ortieb
Roller Packers and Packer Pluses, or whatever the 2 full sized models are;
but my bikes have long stays, and perhaps because of my, admittedly, cool
pushing method, holding the bike with left hand at the stem/bar junction --
I have read that Tour Divide riders found that racks inevitably failed due
to fatigue or damage from crashes, so they dodge that potential failure by
just lashing everything to the frame, fork, handlebar or seatpost.
Bill
Stockton, CA
On Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 7:01:56 AM UTC-7, Tim
I have a small revelate tangle bag. I use it just for small stuff but it
is a small bag. Perfect for a few beers or a jacket or whatever. I think
a big part of bikepacking, as I understand it, is that you don't bring as
much stuff. More like lightweight backpacking.
On Sunday, October
