Going on my first camping biketrip. Last year I rode from hotel to hotel so didn’t need much extra stuff and only had the AGU saddle bag 10L.
This year I’m planning a week of cycling and bought the restrap rack and 2x 10L pannier. Now I’m doubting to buy the restrap topbag for the rack or wil it do just fine with the saddle bag?!
Second option is a drybag on the handlebars and leave the saddle bag at home.
Feel free to share your thoughts.
Greetings
by Basic-Accident11
19 Comments
My brain: Always upgrade
My wallet: Please, no more.
Anyways, is it worth the money? I’m trying to go more minimalistic lately on bags, and amount of stuff I carry.
Have you packed what you need in the bags you have?
Looks good. You could add an incremental handlebar bag for stuff if you really wanted.
As with backpacking, get the bags that fit your gear, not the other way around.
Man, people seem generally obsessed with expensive kit. If you need more packing volume, just strap a drybag under your saddlebag. Or on top of it. Or under your handlebar. Use what you have. No one gives a sh*t but you.
If it fits like on the photo, what’s the problem?
It’s just GAS otherwise
Well, if you are thinking about upgrading:
https://preview.redd.it/dkrkb28tp42h1.png?width=1316&format=png&auto=webp&s=b83e31cb29c392f770f047487f57ec46d99108ed
Dry bag on the rack.
The only thing you can think about: anything cages or similar on the fork and a handlebar bag to get rid of the „ass-rocket“ and a better weight distribution but for now, all good, enjoy the ride!
Beutifull
If I were you, I would go for a handle bar bag, 10L, to balance things out.
Just here to say you have a nice setup. Wether you upgrade or nah
I dig the orange bike. I wouldn’t buy a new one
There’s a lot of space there for a decent sized frame bag!
I love saddle bags, they make accessing stuff while riding so easy.
Depending on your access to water you might want 2x750ml water bottles on the fork blades.
Saddle bag + panniers+ rack is too much weight in the back IMHO.
Interesting I have the identical Model but I run fork packs instead of rear packs and stored my tent in a handlebarbag, it definitely affects steering ✱ what rack did you install?
Nothing to add but hello fellow light lobster endurace rider!
https://preview.redd.it/so69msiwt62h1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a8a47c37bbe31ebed61bf2758321b39819e7f22