My first bikepacking trip longer than a weekend, what a blast! Wish I could keep riding, looking forward to the next one. Surprisingly, nothing went wrong..
The route was combined from Stagecoach 400 and the Great San Diego Triathlon, but more for a beginner bikepacker: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/352177903, came out to around 160 miles.
Bought a used Salsa Cutthroat recently and had a lot of fun with the bike. Could go without the bulky panniers, and didn't really have enough gear to fill them, but don't have any other good bag options at the moment. Any recommendations? It has an axle-mounted old man mountain rack on the back.
by stainedkhakis