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I think what makes bivy + tarp attractive on US hiking trails is the ability to cowboy camp when the weather is good and add bivy and tarp depending on bug pressure and bad weather.
I transitioned (in hiking and bikepacking) from a Tarptent to a mid + inner which I still found too much to put up and break down the next morning when cycling large distances. I recently got a minimal tarp and bivy to try out this summer.
maki
Are you riding or hiking?
I'm just thinking about bivvying vs tarps vs tents and still don't really get it.
Bivvy is faster and stealthier but you need to find some other cover if the weather is shit (or also carry a tarp).
Tents are better for shelter but heavier and least stealthy.
Tarps are lighter (lightest?) but less sheltered, less stealthy than bivvies and as slow up as tents.