Hi, I’m planning to go on my first long bikepacking trip, but I’m not sure which bags I need or what would work best with my bike. The problem is that I don’t have many mounting points, just two spots on the inside of the frame, and the rear axle isn't really suitable for a rack. Right now, I’m considering a saddlebag, a handlebar bag, and a full-frame bag, but that would take up the mounting points. Can anyone give me some advice? Thanks
by TurtlePower_l
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Looks a bit like how I managed it the first time.
You can always take bottleholders to tubes wilt electrical tape. Great experiences with that.
In this picture I taped 2 bottleholders for large bottles for the forks. Held up perfect for a rough trip. Put some tape between the fork and the bottleholders for protection.
I can highly recommend both the front and rear racks from Aeroe! They don’t need any special mounting points and I’ve been able to fit both on my hardtail MTB, gravel bike, and even my road bike without trouble.
[link](https://aeroe.com/products/spider-rear-rack?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21977629656&gbraid=0AAAAABjA3mHoiXBOD7bFxF9MWU-jmYbH_&gclid=CjwKCAjwuanRBhBSEiwAY5y6V9aly5XSHxclXnayH0EE6bk0a0v92pjq3BNYXBr5hWtLT92SVrHj_RoCaooQAvD_BwE)
I might skip a handlebar bag if you’re planning on bringing a sleeping pad/hammock/etc, you could probably strap it in the middle of your bars. I’d probably also consider 1 or 2 feed bags to mount with Velcro on either side of the stem. Could put water or food in those. The carbon fork is nice so I wouldn’t want to try and put anything on it, but you could add some rubber and get bottle mounts on there. A fork with eyelets for mounting stuff would be better if you could find one but that’s easier said than done. Also what are your handlebars? They look cool, almost like the jones h bar!