I am considering investing in the Telos TR2 Bikepacking version which comes packaged in 2 strappable dry bags. However my fork is carbon and doesn’t have rivers.
If I correctly protect the fork with take to avoid any abrasion, would it still be ok to apply strap pressure on the fork?
by GundamWingMaster
4 Comments
Personally, I wouldn’t do it.
But yes. It can be done. Protect the fork against abrasion and make sure you don’t overtighten the straps. Depending on the mechanism they use, they could theoretically crack the carbon.
Put some tape on the bar first to protect the fibres, then strap it on
As someone who has had my lil fork dry bag fall into the front wheel and send me over the bars even with a cargo cage up there, I would be cautious. Just because it may stay straight on there for a while but when you get going fast down a gravel descent it might flip around the fork leg and into your wheel. You may find a good system for stopping it from rotating but it’s something I wouldn’t do personally.
Not recommended. It doesn’t take much to flip the bag into your wheel and that can end up bad.