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Getting a carradice was one of my best bike related purchases to date. Barely changes the handling of the bike and everything’s super easy to get to and get in and out. Having rode my girlfriend’s bike with loaded basket, I wouldn’t go front loading before rear and framebag now.
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I've whipped the rack and basket off (not that much weight in them btw) and have rerouted the wiring and stuff. Already feels a bit more sprightly just riding around inside at work plus WHEELIES!
I have one of the semi big Ortlieb saddle bags, the one that goes on the bracket rather than the full on bikepacking one. About 3 litres or so. I think that plus the small Restrap framebag and handlebar bag that I already own will be plenty carrying capacity.
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Finding the current setup of my Day One a bit sluggish.
The pizza rack and wald basket mean I don't need a rucksack on the commute and are ace for picking up some shopping on the way home from work and also worked really well for the one camping trip I managed this summer but it's gonna be 3 or 4 months (at least) till I'm likely to be doing that again, I figure I don't really need to be carrying all that bulk around with me.
I keep seeing pics of Day Ones and CDFs looking pretty svelte and I'd like to get mine heading in that direction at least.
Mudguards need to stay and the other issue is the dynamo lighting/wiring. Currently the wiring is routed along parts of the pizza rack and the light hangs off the front of the rack too. I can reroute the wiring up the fork leg and mount the light at the fork crown but this means it's not a 5 minute job to swap the rack on and off.
I have a Blackburn Outpost front rack which could go on in place of the pizza rack/wald but it's not going to have the everyday practicality of the current setup so is probably a bit pointless. A handlebar bag might be better, I have a cheap Oxford one that I'll probably chuck back on.
I wonder if I should try a different bar and stem too. Longer stem, narrower bars might make it feel a bit racier?