But keep in mind that those are minimal race rigs and most of them are sleeping in hotels or in very uncomfortable ways.
gdvs on
How much are you planning to take? A saddleback, frame and steer work too, and you don’t need any mounts for that.
I have ridden the length of Japan on an ultimate. Frame, steer and saddle without any dedicated mounts.
crevasse2 on
I figure if you had enough money to buy that bike you hopefully have enough to buy a different bike better suited to bikepacking (some/all dirt) or it looks like bike touring (no dirt). I’d rather ride a used $300 mtb. I suppose if you are planning on ultralight no camp no cook stay in hotels short duration you might be able to make it work using a saddle bag, frame bag, handlebar bag. Those all strap on requiring zero eyelets.
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You might want to look at the rigs of the transcontinental race with that kinda bike to get some inspirations.
[https://dotwatcher.cc/feature/bikes-of-transcontinental-race-no11](https://dotwatcher.cc/feature/bikes-of-transcontinental-race-no11)
But keep in mind that those are minimal race rigs and most of them are sleeping in hotels or in very uncomfortable ways.
How much are you planning to take? A saddleback, frame and steer work too, and you don’t need any mounts for that.
I have ridden the length of Japan on an ultimate. Frame, steer and saddle without any dedicated mounts.
I figure if you had enough money to buy that bike you hopefully have enough to buy a different bike better suited to bikepacking (some/all dirt) or it looks like bike touring (no dirt). I’d rather ride a used $300 mtb. I suppose if you are planning on ultralight no camp no cook stay in hotels short duration you might be able to make it work using a saddle bag, frame bag, handlebar bag. Those all strap on requiring zero eyelets.