Hi! That's my setup! Where I could do better? Just finished a 3 weeks bike trip without stoves and food (just bars and snacks).
Any tip to find space for stoves and food as well?
Front: tent, under tent tarp, mattress, pillow, sleeping bag.
Saddle bag: clothes.
Frame bag: beauty case and medicines, electronics, locker and small hip bag with passpor/wallet to bring with me when not on the bike.
Small but long pocket on the other side: hand pump, cables, zip ties.
Forks: bike bag for transportation, second pair of shoes, flip flops, emergency kit.
Down tube container: tools + inner tube.
Food pouch: food and one bottle.
Top tube: sunscreen, buffers, power bank, anti friction cream ready to use ahaha
Under saddle bag: some clothes spin, laces to hang clothes and a foldable backpack (10lt decathlon).
1 bottle in bottle holder and 1 inner tube strapped to the frame.
I have used everything (except tools and emergency kit, luckily, but can't leave that at home).
Is the rack and pannier the only solution?
Or is it worth spending a lot of more technical stuff like super small tent and sleeping bag to have everything in only one handlebar bag instead of two?
Thank you.
by Mountain_Piece_2111
5 Comments
Each person has their own preferences but a gravel bike with so much of the weight so high gets a bit tippy for my taste.
On the other hand, classic panniers are a pain in the ass bouncing around and not very aero and while I like them fine for normal touring I dislike them quite a bit offroad. If you do go panniers look into some of the ones that attach more securely than standard ortliebs or vaudes is my suggestion.
I’m considering making or commissioning a custom trunk bag that attaches to my Tubus rack AND to my seatpost. Lightweight, rolltop for waterproofness, but with a bit of plastic reinforcement in the base so it’s also a hair more rigid.
Give your saddle bag a little bit of Viagra
sounds like a pretty front based balancing which could make problems going downhill. maybe overthink the weight distribution. Overall a nice looking setup.
> 3 weeks bike trip without stoves and food (just bars and snacks).
What? Why? Did you hurt someone?
Essentially you need a combo of things:
* Replace what you have with stuff that takes less space
* Take less things
* Pack things better\tighter
* Have more packing space
However, a stove\pot\cutlery set can take VERY little space if you choose wisely as a nesting set where you can take everything inside the pot.
Nice setup, but too much stuff. Over the years I’ve come to realise less is more for bike-packing. Those Decathlon seat post bags are remarkably good value and do a great job. I particularly like that you don’t have to undo the whole contraption to get you bag off the bike. Enjoy!