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For a road trip in the South East US. 853 touring frame with S&S couplers, triple cranks, 25c tyres. The couplers were handy for going on a bus and a train. Bikes not allowed on either.
Primus ti omnifuel stove (very good but overkill). Fuel bottle under the down tube contains petrol (mistake). Next time I would have one of those folding pocket stoves and burn twigs. One saucepan, one frying pan and a tiny camping moka pot.
The frame bag is actually two small Jandd frame bags, one containing the tent, the other a sleeping bag. Tent is a big ultralight thing, discontinued. Thermarest Neo Air ultralight mat. V thick and comfy. But light.
The panniers are Angletech stiff-sided. Claimed to be more aero than cycling without panniers, assuming you don't also have rear panniers. The theory is that the panniers and your legs make a nice egg shape. Not sure I believe it. But they're good panniers and I like the neat unwrinkled look. Tubus front rack. Very light and completely trouble free. Next time I would have enormous rear panniers as well, not to carry more stuff but to make packing quicker and easier. I spent ages every morning cramming everything in. Supermarket trips required lots of time to get rid of packaging and find space for things.
The clip-on tri bars are Profile Design. V comfy and aero. I can relax on them all day. Infinitely better than dropped bars for me. Big tick. The bottle on the tri bars is Podium Quest 1.3 litre. Hands free drinking! Plus a 1.5l Sigg metal bottle on the seat tube.
In one pic there's an Ortlieb water sack resting on the tri bars. This is for a shower. Most successful. I would try to fill it just before I stopped for the night. It sat quite happily on the bars without a strap.
Carradice Camper Longflap with Bagman support. No problems.