Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

@hippy

Here we go...

https://chrisaldgate.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/transcontinental-bar-saddle-bags/

EDIT:

I just found one of these in the camera bag pile: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lowepro-ILC-Classic-50-Shoulder/dp/B004FPIO18

ILC Classic 50 (there's also an even bigger ILC Classic 100)

Plus a much slimmer option would be https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005AYK466/
Streamline 100.

Or... a climber's dip bag:
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CCPODMD/pod-mini-dip-bag
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CCPODBB/pod-banana-bag

Way overkill. Might just get an orange sack and zip-tie it to the extensions.

See above edit for less overkill options

I have one of those Pod climbers bags. I could probably make it fit but I'm leaving soon.

Any recommendations for a bag/s for 3 day mini tour (2 overnights in youth hostels)? Want to carry the bare minimum.

Cheap option with fairly fast shipping from Europe is:

http://www.ktmbikes.eu/ktm-bikes/eshop/4-1-CYCLING-ACCESSORIES/0/5/1023-KTM-Saddle-Bag-Tour-XL-18L

Best used with an additional couple straps to pull it closer to the seatpost.

@hippy you still want to avoid the framebag option?

Yesterday did the 300km Brevet in 10h with 3375m+ (11.000 feet) with the Inuvik custom made framebag and fuelpod. Absolutely got no problem with rubbing legs or bag movement... It's 4cm wide so it doesn't stick much on the sides of Kinesis top tube. Also plenty of storage space if you do the "tetris" right

• Two 28c inner tubes, thermal blanket and emergency pills (vomits, diarrhea, etc..)
  
• Multitool, tire levers, patches, vinyl gloves, zip ties...
  
• Two bananas, 8 cheese&ham bars, 10 prunes
  
• 5inch phone, money, cards...
  
• Dry buff, gloves, battery pack...
  

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10/10 for dog placement and expression.

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Getting ready for the Cairngorms Loop next weekend. After a week of sun, the forecast has turned and the temps dropped to single figures through the day, hovering around -2 overnight and a mix of snow, sleet and rain forecast. Dashes any hope of packing particularly light, also making the river crossings something of a concern...

Grabbed from Instagram so not a great image, I'm planning to run similar setup to this for my trip this summer.

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Impressive time

"custom made" = time, faff

Even at 4cm, I'm not sure if my knees will clear it and then there's the issue with bottles - side-mount cages? But mostly it's about things touching my knees. I'd have to check.

I worked out why the TT bike is better with a top-tube back vs. the Kinesis - it has a much lower top-tube so my knees aren't near the bag when I'm out of the saddle.

What size frame is yours?

What's the little clear patch for on the NDS?

anyone know someone who makes / sells something like these in Uk or Europe

Carradice Bingley. Flap rather than zip but otherwise pretty similar.

thanks, sadly a bit too 'retro' for my likings

There's that Polish company whos name I can't remeber, and im sure theres another british company called something like Mack. Sorry havibng a mind fart, if you dont mind spending a bit more BigXtop would probably be up for making one.

I have one made by mack workshop, you want? Its black, never used .. £10?

I'd say closer to a zip roll.

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Or a Carradice zipped roll, although maybe a bit bigger.

bertocq's dog approves, or perhaps bertocq's dog does not approve- classic!

ooo yes please. looks perfect. PM coming

Took 1 week to get it made and 1h to cut the cardboard with the marks for the straps so he could use it as a guide. There must be at least a guy sewing custom made bags in the UK that can get them done in less than 2 weeks...

Don't know you legs measures, but mine pass about 2cm away from the tubes, and I'm not a skinny type (the one on the right) but neither a pistard/TT. While out of the saddle the fuelpod wasn't a problem either with rubbing legs, but we are talking framebags here.

I've used the Lezyne Flow Cage SL just because I wanted to use the SIS 1L Bidons and Mike Hall used that combination without problems in this winning Tour Divide (but with the expensive carbon version). I've done some curb jumps and fast descents with potholes with both bottles full and neither jumped out. Also its easy to really insert them sideways by squeezing them a bit.

The trick to make a framebag so long (frame size is 63cm) with will no bulge in the middle is to sew one or two velcros on the inside of each side, so when you link them the make a "bridge" between each framebag side, and also act as little walls to contain the cargo so it doesn't move around too if you take something out.

I'm sorry for the vertical video, but was the best option to show what we are talking about, apply cold beer to eyes afterwards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-VnstDT4BQ

What's the little clear patch for on the NDS?

Just a stupid idea I had, to put a card inside with my personal & health data just in case someone finds me in a ditch... >_<. But @CarlosBI had a better one for his framebag: sewing some reflective stripes on the sides. We both used his cage dropper adapter on the vertical bidon cage to get more room for the framebag, still waiting for the screws to arrive from china to sell them in the online store.

There's that Polish company whos name I can't remeMber

Its easy.. just Bikepack ;)