Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

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amey in reply to @Squaredisk

i think the argument against them is twofolds;

they rattle off road

you cant install racks on all bikes like a carbon road bike

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edscoble in reply to @amey

i think the argument against them is twofolds;

They weight a fucking tonnes.

Like, a pair of Ortieb Classic panniers is 1.9kg, add a rear rack (420g, Tubus Fly), and you now have a good 2.32kg of weight on the rear before you even filled the bag up.

*edited to clarify which Ortlieb model.

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