Absolutely loving building up my touring rig so far. I love that building a bike is so personal. This is my Esker Hayduke (steel). Just put an Old Man Mountain Divide rack on the rear with Tailfin 16L panniers.
Haven’t tested them in the field yet but my initial reaction to the rack is that the mounting bars that connect to the seat stay eyelets are very awkward. Maybe it’s my geo. Other than that it seems good to go.
The Tailfin mounting system is absolutely solid. No rattles at all when vigorously shaking the entire bike. We’ll see how they hold up in the backcountry!
by AppropriateNetwork68
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Nice rig you got going there, I’m interested in how you end up liking the tailfin panniers, looking to get some for my OMM rack too, I’m torn between the 10L and the 16L. Are they fairly low profile? Any heel strike issues if you gone out for a spin yet?
Is the strut that connects to the seat stays on the outside of the rack?
I really like those Eskers. What area will you be bikepacking in?
I recently made my Krampus rigid, and put a 29×3″ up front and really like how it feels even for just gravel roads.
That’s a cool piece of art in the background, who is it by?