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Postby RonK » Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:18 am
Always open to the possibilites, I'm been looking at ways to rationalise my touring load to fit into typical bikepacking systems. Here's a video of a bikepacking setup by Scott Felter, who makes the Porcelain Rocket bags.
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There are a plethora of videos and bikepacking pages on the web now, with lots of different setup ideas.
I'm fairly confident that I can reduce my usual load sufficiently to fit into a bikepacking arrangement.
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Postby RonK » Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:58 am
Hehe - well no doubt it's a minimalist approach but I don't think it has to be too extreme. And Scott is no mug - he's ridden the Canning Stock Route. He doesn't mention tools/spare and sleeping mat - maybe he doesn't use one? He doesn't mention tent poles either.Uncle Just wrote:Interesting vid Ron although I kept watching the horizon for a wave or the tide to take all his gear and bike away.
Where did he mention that he kept his tools/spares, sleeping mat? There was room in the seat pack for a bit more as he said. I'd like to know with these setups how they handle in comparison to a conventionally loaded tourer on the flat or climbing. Better I suspect as the weight is less and centred. I do like those capacious underseat bags and they make the traditional Carradice seat bag look antiquated. Even my minimal Tubus fly rack and dry bag setup is redundant now after seeing these lighter weight seat bags with similar carrying capacity!
I think the logical place for tools and spares and other small but heavy stuff would be at the bottom corner of the frame bag. My tent, mat, sleeping bag and rain jacket should fit into the handlebar bag, leaving 14l of space in the seatbag for clothing. I don't usually carry much food, but it would easily fit in the frame bag along with my cookware, and additional clothing. And couple of fork mounted packs would carry any overflow.
I'd probably carry water in a small backpack with a hydration blader, although I must say Scott's Wingnut Gear backpack looks interesting. Bike Radar reviewed the Adventure pack here. But it's probably a bit big for touring. The Enduro or even the Hyper may be a better choice.
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Postby Wingnut » Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:13 pm
I follow these bikepacking which I think are the best at the moment with some very handy tips and beautiful photos...
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http://www.bikegreaseandcoffee.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.pedalingnowhere.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://joecruz.wordpress.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That've are a few other good ones about too...
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Postby Uncle Just » Sun Jun 15, 2014 2:24 pm
Thanks for the links Wingnut.
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Postby RonK » Sun Jun 15, 2014 7:49 pm
No, you're not late at all - this discussion is just getting going.Uncle Just wrote:Thanks Ron. I know I'm late to the party but it shows with a little lateral thinking how you can reduce a lot of unnecessary weight ie no heavy racks, and heavy panniers.
It seems just a couple of years that I first heard about bikepacking and saw Relevate's products for the first time. Since then bikepacking has really taken off and bikepacking gear is readily available - there are even locals getting in on the act.
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Postby Wingnut » Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:02 pm
Some of my gear on prior to front and rear rack removal...waiting on a couple of bags still...
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Postby RonK » Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:34 pm
Lightning fast with Thunder Burt. The tire development goal was to combine the best of Racing Ralph and Furious Fred. At less than 400 g, the weight is almost exactly in the middle. With its many small lugs Thunder Burt is close on the heels of Racing Ralph regarding grip and in terms of rolling resistance he is even better than Furious Fred.
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Postby il padrone » Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:26 am
Good lord! That sleeping padWingnut wrote:
Some of my gear on prior to front and rear rack removal...waiting on a couple of bags still...
It may be fairly comfy but you do realise the huge penalty in bulk (on a necessarily space-conscious rig) that you are paying ?? My Exped Synmat would look like a film canster next to a Coke can in comparison.
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Postby }SkOrPn--7 » Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:30 pm
Yeah this old grey haired pedalling hobo sook has gone past the suck it up and tough it out days and now relies on his creature comforts.......singlespeedscott wrote:Sleepy mats are for sooks. Just sleep on the ground like a dog. That's how I use to do it.
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Postby RonK » Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:36 pm
Right. I had to get up in the morning at ten o’clock at night half an hour before I went to bed, eat a clump of coal poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill, and pay mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our Dad and our mother would kill us and dance about on our graves singing Hallelujah.singlespeedscott wrote:Sleepy mats are for sooks. Just sleep on the ground like a dog. That's how I use to do it.
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Postby cancan64 » Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:59 pm
I didn't bother with sleeping mats until I got caught in a cold snap in Germany...-12... the sleeping mats the next daysinglespeedscott wrote:Sleepy mats are for sooks. Just sleep on the ground like a dog. That's how I use to do it.
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Postby il padrone » Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:44 pm
Oooh yaaah!singlespeedscott wrote:Sleepy mats are for sooks. Just sleep on the ground like a dog. That's how I use to do it.
I didn't bother with sleeping mats. Just lie on the tent floor.......
Until the foam closed cell mat came along....... then that cold ache didn't creep in.
Until the Thermarest self-inflating mat came along.............. and then my hip didn't feel dislocated in the morning.
Until the Exped Synmat came along............ and then I didn't wake every hour to roll over and let my leg wake up.
Now I sleep flat on my back or on my side. And sleep right through the night. As good a sleep as in my bed at home. Soft, but I love it
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"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Postby RonK » Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:15 pm
The space provided by using 4 panniers is irrelevant. There is no requirement to fill all the available space.
What is more important is to distribute the load evenly. If it's really such a big issue for you, buy small panniers or use front panniers at both ends.
I suspect that the extra carrying capacity will be used more often than you think.
If you use a frame bag, why bother with panniers at all? I'd use either a full set of bikepacking bags - sweetroll, frame bag and saddle bag, or a full set of panniers
You could probably carry 1.5 litres of water under the down tube, and more on each fork leg.
You could also carry another 2-3 litres in a hydration pack.
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