Hello everybody!
I’ve always liked the idea of going places with my bike, I just didn’t know it actually is a thing and it’s called bikepacking.
I own this Specialized Fuse6 Fattie (plus size 27,5×3.0) and was thinking of going on a trip with it soon.
My questions are:
1. Since there are no rack eyelets, I was thinking of using a seat bag (besides other frame bags and stuff), but the bike has a dropper post. Can I use a normal (and non expesive lol) seat bag on the dropper? I was thinking about the AGU Venture (2nd photo)
2. Do you know any racks that would go well on my bike? Everything I’ve seen, that doesn’t require frame bolts, is up to 2.8 tire width.
3. Do you have any tips for a beginner?
by TheChihaia
5 Comments
Clearly that seat pack won’t work with a dropper, unles you don’t use the dropper.
What’s your budget though? Would you consider a Tailfin rack and bag? Expensive but worth it
I use a Revelate Spinelock seatpost bag on my Surly Wednesday with a dropper post and 29″ x 3″ tires.
The “Valais” adapter from Wolftooth is what I used so that the bag and straps are not scratching the stanchion. In the winter when I’m not bikepacking and just riding singletrack I remove the adapter.
Make sure to get the right size for your dropper.
https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/products/valais-25
P-clamps from a hardware store for the bottom supports + Replaced seat post clamp for the one with rack mounting points. Keep the rack as simple as possible, the more bolts, the more points of failure. Give a shot to the cheap racks for the QR-spec’d bikes with disc brakes and expect to have to tinker around it. The ones for the disc brakes are way wider – for boost hub I had to cut the spacers into +- halves.
If you want to ride loaded in a terrain calling for a dropper post, all that fancy racks like SKS Infinity, Topeak Tetrarack etc won’t last long and you may have to continue your trip with a rack that will keep rotating or sliding down on a tire.
Search bikepacking.com for their review of seatpost bags that work with a dropper post.
I use the wayward riders Louise drybag harness with a dropper post combined with a wolf tooth valais. With the valais I can set the amount of drop my post will have so that the bag doesn’t drag. This harness is cheap, durable, and made by passionate people. If I was going to try a rack I would go with the ortleib quick rack since it doesn’t require rack eyelets