Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

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hippy in reply to @JimmyAl

I never thought about the leg protection offered by fork bags. :)

I'm yet to try them. Depending on how much crap I'm taking on L'Event du @skinny I might have to look into them. I guess they're good because they're, what's that phrase, "unsprung weight" or whatever so they don't impact the suspension so much

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Bearlegged in reply to @hippy

If you attach the bags to the lower legs of a suspension fork, they will indeed be unsprung mass, but this is generally a bad thing, as it makes it harder for your suspension to move.

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hippy in reply to @Bearlegged

I thought it was meant to be better because there was less weight on them but thinking about it, you would just tune them for the heavier weight.

But they likely do handle better than on the bars so there's that. Basically, I should just carry less. LOL

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