Last year we tried to ride from Oslo to Bergen as our first tour – we both had saddle bags, frame bags and a front handle bar bag. We had a tent strapped to the saddle bag. It was a disaster. One of the handle bar bags broke and would slip and I crashed – I think due to the weight of the tent being so high up. This year we did the Mjølkevegen (in 2.5 days) and I bought a quick rack light and two bags. I found it much more stable and really convenient for accessing gear / getting the bike set up each morning. It wasn’t ideal on the small single track section, as they got in the way a little, but I don’t plan on doing much of that. My wife still used the saddle bag and didn’t enjoy it – she is also thinking of a quick rack. Our set up also meant I had most of the weight. Any thoughts or feedback? I wish I’d bought the smaller gravel rear bags, as these were too big for what I needed. I didn’t research them much before I bought them.
by pallascat4life
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Panniers are awesome. Stable, lots of space. If you want better weight distribution you can get fork mounts and some straps and put some things in dry bags on there. We usually put all the sleeping gear and some cooking stuff there – things we only unpack in the evenings. Also snack bags are pretty handy imo, my framebag always fills up quickly and it’s nice to have a space you can squeeze a couple of protein bars or even an extra bottle in. You’ll figure out what you like best along the way. Love the F/Gravel – great bike