Phil

I would say keeping everything centered is most important, especially on the bumpier trails. While the panniers that hang on front and rear racks are lower, they definitely stick out much more from the center of the bike as opposed to a bag that hangs from the seatpost/under the saddle.

I want to try out bikepacking for the first time and want to use my Canyon Grand Canyon AL for this. However, the triangle in the frame is quite small. When I want to put water in the frame I don’t believe there is enough room for a bag. I guess there is no solution for that only to put the water elsewhere? What would be the best place in that case?

I’ve never found the higher center of gravity to make a difference. The size of bikepacking soft bags is a natural limiter on how much weight you’d be carrying up high (which some of us see as an advantage of them). For weight intensive expeditions where, for instance, you’d be carry dozens of liters of water in the Australian Outback, you’d be using panniers or a trailer.

Joe

That really depends on your flexibility, physiology, and the size of the seat pack. I put my leg over the top tube…

Sure thing. It really depends on what you find valuable. For some the rack on the Mr.F is worth it. They are both great seat bags though. So you can’t go wrong.

My experience with the Ortlieb frame pack is limited. But, I haven’t had good luck with it fitting any bikes. The sizing is a bitt off.

I do not have any experience with the Horton, sorry.

Uhm, I wonder how a Super C would work without a rack, using a Jones Bend bar with a truss fork. Might be interesting?
Any folks out there have experience of this?
In addition, a mention for Wilderness Threadworks in Oz

Thanks!!

Thank You

Check out Outer Shell, a relatively new bikepacking bag company in S.F. http://www.outershelladventure.com/shop/

+1 for Defiant. Had an excellent frame pack to me in no time at all with perfect fit for White Rim. And they have a lot of templates on their website already, like one for my Rocky Mountain Blizzard.

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I know what you mean, just put my road bike up for sale to fund a new build.

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I mounted the Carradice Super C bag to Jones bars by attaching the saddle loop straps to the front portion of the bars and adding a strap to the bottom that I put around the head tube so I can cinch it up towards the handlebars.

Not the best picture to illustrate this but hopefully it gives the idea.

Tom—ha, sorry that it’s a bit mysterious! It’s my titanium cup (opening is facing away from the camera) attached by the handle to the Velcro straps on the Revelate bags. I was trying to subvert the cliche of having it dangle from the seat bag! (Though, in my defense, I’d been doing that since way back when…) —Joe

Joe Cruz – what is the little barrel below the seatpack and near the seatpost clamp? Looks like a perfect housing for spare tube and parts. How is it attached?

But all the room I save from my tiny clothing is taken up by socks for my enormous feet.

Yes, but clothing for little folks takes up much less space. I’m 6’5″, so I’m screwed. But I also ride a big bike…

Thanks… Sounds like quite a trip! Enjoy it. Make sure to dig in to the routes section; there’s quite a collection of bound south pan am routes you could link up…

Looking forward to reading it.

Yeah, actually, we have one in the works…

When I’m running the Carradice, I use the Bend rather than Loop bars. This makes for easier access to the bag. I’ve added some webbing under the Carradice back to cinch it down to a small and light Nitto M-18 rack. People running them without racks too.

AH yes, thanks!

Thanks! Anyhow, roads are dangerous ;)

Hey Chris—I’m using King Cage USB’s (universal support bolt) to attach my seatstay bottle. I’ve seen them break while holding cages to suspension forks, and that may have something to do with the dynamism of that part of the bike. But I haven’t had a problem with them on the seatstays.

I think there’s a typo in the PR Albert availability. Dec 2016, not 2017?

You’re right, although this was mostly a cheap shot at Joe’s stature.

This is both a help and a hindrance. Those of us with smaller bikes (and thus less space to store crap) must be meticulous with packing.

Here you have it: http://bikepackingprd.wpengine.com/gear/accessories/extra-bottle-cages-surly-ecr/

Thanks!

True.

He’s not 6 feet tall, that’s a good place to start.

Yeah, no kidding. it was puzzling how he fit all his cold weather gear in Kyrg.

Thanks!

Fantastic round-up guys. A great resource.