Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

Here's my advice; get either of those which you can get since you do work for SJS!:

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories/thorn-accessory-bar-t-shaped-55-mm-extension-222-mm-0-deg/

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories/thorn-accessory-bar-mk1-t-shaped-105-mm-extension-222-mm-0-deg-black-anodized/

If you have enough room under the stem, then you can mount that there, and not only it bring the bag closer but also lower mean the top of the bag line up nicely with the handlebar like those randonneur bag.

Well fitted framebag for @platypus

cant believe you posted something rom prolly/NAHBS

cant believe it has taken this long for someone to post that bike

NAHBS is still a wooden-biked, bearded horror show, and Prolly a one trick pony, but I like Rob English ( though not necessarily his customers' taste ), and was keeping an eye on what Isen were up to :-)

Paging @Ecobeard

Can’t wait for the Carradice x Brooks x RSF instacollab at NAHBS next year

Fully loaded Raleigh Lenton

Nice, that seems like a good job. I'm looking forward to seeing the full update. My least favourite thing about the mount was how hard it was to remove from the bars - those screws didn't seem like they were going to like being removed/attached regularly

I actually ended up removing the wire frame from my bag and just using it as a wald basket bag.

I wonder if you could print something strong enough and use a threaded insert in order to move to hex-bolts? Most of the load is still borne by the cable looped under the stem isn't it?

W E L L F I T T E D boi

Has anyone fondled/used the new Altuta Vortex 2 seatpack and handlebar bag? Not sure what changes are over the previous iteration.

Price point seems good for waterproof kit but would like to know what the fixings/stability is like in use

For once the new Rapha pack looks like good value for money compared to the pricing of the Ortlieb and Specialised frame packs.
rrp is £85-90 for the medium or large compared to over £90 for the Specialised and around £80-100 for the Ortlieb.

Sorry if this is in the wrong thread but I think people will be interested: I went to the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival last night and saw 3x short bikepacking films which were all pretty amazing. the 3 films were. 1. 'lowest to highest' 2. 'ice and palms' 3. 'divided' which you can read about here https://shaff.co.uk/shaff19/bike-packing­-films

Found the second one on youtube and I'd say that was my favourite, if anyone wants to watch an epic ski/cycle tour across the alps for half an hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzyK5qr-­WC0

Looks like I have a spare ticket for the Sunday film, https://shaff.co.uk/shaff19/tips-for-epic-bikepacking-adventures
Drop me a PM if you fancy it.

Thanks for the reccomendation. Really enjoyed that.

probably a re-post but love this

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Thanks for this. Ice and Palms was truly excellent. What a trip!

What's the current go-to for cheapish overnight camping bikepacking stuff? I've got bags but tend to use them for credit card touring. I've got a plan to do an overnight bivvy and looking at decathlon I can get tent, mat and bag for 230 euros for a total of something like 3.5kg weight. Should I be looking somewhere else?

cheapish overnight camping bikepacking stuff

decathlon is the only option

I got a Vango tent, they do several small ones. Decathlon for sleeping mat, inflatable pillow (packs to coke can size) and got a berghaus sleeping bag.
All have been perfect for the 2 trips I did last summer

that was great, thanks

what pot do I want that's about 1l and will fit my gas inside it?

msr titan kettle, 850ml

@Landslide didn't see this but cheers!
@gillies @Momentum @fredtc no worries glad you enjoyed it. The other two were really good too but less cinematic :)

Edit - Sheffield on the shaff weekend is quality, so much going on including the howard street dual https://www.pinkbike.com/news/race-report-sheffields-howard-st-dual.html

msr titan kettle

Ace. thanks

I've had mine nearly 4 years now and use it all the time. very long lasting!
real propackers use one of these too

I am definitely not a propacker.