Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

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IdealStandard in reply to @Alan_tbt

What's the reasoning behind not having panniers on the rear of this? I know they're not on trend, but panniers would bring the weight a lot lower on the bike than a bag perched on top and make the ride much nicer.

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Alan_tbt in reply to @IdealStandard

As much as anything to try different configurations. I rode with panniers previously and for this trip I was a bit worried I’d just fill them because I had the space.

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hippy in reply to @Alan_tbt

Presumably you could ditch the fork bags (or front roll) if you had panniers and make the handling a bit better. I've not ridden with fork bags but find stuff hanging off bars a bit annoying.

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