Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

Got one of the rolltop handlebar bags coming. Will report back

Last night.

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This morning.

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Jealous!

Awesome! Back before work or day off/holiday or whatever?

Left the house 7:40pm, back home 7:25am.
Living next to the Peak District has its perks.

Nice! I need to do this more often - been twice this year but there's always more opportunities!

I'm going to have a Carradice Super C Audax Saddlebag and Bagman Support (Non QR) for sale soon.
I've used it twice so it's in near perfect order.
£50 preferably picked up or I can post and share the cost.

And an Alpkit Stem Cell Dry in black for £15.

Talk to me about the Apidura top tube packs . Can't decide between the 0.5 or the 1l. Just really want it to keep my electronic goods in for charging from the Igaro. Anyone got one and wished they got the other?

I have the 1L and dont regret it. It's big but very its very rear that my knee hits it. I think the 0.5 would be too small for what I use it for.

I like big bags

Whatchu got in there?
Think I'm leaning towards the bigger one then!

Isn't that a song?!? :)

I like tin cups and i cannot lie?

normally. power pack and charging cables, 5 banana soreen lunch box loaves and a get out of bonk emergency caffeine gel. There is a video where Josh Ibbett goes over what he can keep in his

https://youtu.be/pjRHPBiivzM?t=367

You other brothers can't deny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVMzsmeVLgw

https://www.alpkit.com/featured/camping-equipment-sale

Alpkit have another £3-£5 off sale, woohoo, not quite black friday but if you wanted to save some pennies.

Nice one. Just got the MytiPot 900 which I've been meaning to buy.

Nice! Really enjoyed it :)

yeah i need a space to put my igaro and was thinking about the 0.5L apidura, do you know if it has a cable routing bit (can't tell from the pics)? I know the alpkit ones do but they seem to be out of stock....

@woods_alexis?

Mine doesn't have any routing for a cable. But the apidura frame bag does have a routing for hydration / igaro ;

https://www.apidura.com/product/expedition-compact-frame-pack-3l/

Spoke with George at Apidura. Apparently there isn't a cable entry point at present on the top tube bags but there will be from late April.

hmm thanks for the tip. will see which becomes available first -- alpkit or apidura

"I can't spill too many of the beans but hopefully a bit further into Spring we'll be able to share some more details of a toptube pack that includes that function and new a super waterproof design.

Let us know how you get on with the pack, the are only a few of us here so feedback always goes straight to the designer."