Your touring/bikepacking setup

Nice, so I need to make sure I got a pointy antenna to get some free accommodation on a tour?

This was in 2010. I doubt anyone's still impressed by small computers and wifi. You need a new angle. Maybe stick wings on your bike. Or a cat. Everyone likes cats. I want to take mine on my next trip, but I don't know if she's willing.

That C.R.E.A.M patch is amazing!

Here's my set-up from a recent overnighter.
But was much the same for 10 days in France last year.

No cooking equipment, just sleep stuff, tools & clothes.

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Scrolling through this thread, this is the biggest hold my beer post.

Very svelte if including sleep stuff

Yeah but I fucking drove up here didn't I.

Just stick to non driver side photos and you’ll be safe.

Regarding the svelteness.. it works.
Sleeping bag / mat at the front.
Bivvy-ness in the back.

I’d only take a bivvy in some situations though. Probably 1 night max personally.

Set up for 10 days around Scotland - Edinburgh > Glasgow > West Coast to Laxford Bridge > south via National Cycle Route 7 > Glasgow > Overnight trip to Isle of Bute.

Bivvy + meths cooking stove. Could probably have cut back a little on warm clothing (weather was pretty mixed when I started out) but pretty happy with set up.

Lovely looking bike, got a photo without the bags etc?

Please tell us more! Weight of bike, laden and unladen? And what's it like in a bivvy bag? Is it worth the weight and space saving vs a tent.

This is the bike 2021 Specialized Diverge - non standard parts are light bicycle wheels, Son dynamo hub

Never tracked the weight. I got lucky with the weather - by that I mean whenever I was setting up/dropping campsite it was never raining although did get my sleeping bag a bit wet at the foot area one night due to overnight rain. Saving was more in space than weight with the bivvy fitting top compartment of my frame bag albeit compressed with some voile straps.

Four days in Mid-Wales. The flip flop strapped to the saddlepack isn't mine, I was just doing a bit of trail cleaning. Somewhere in there is a tarp, pole and bivvy bag that I didn't use, having kipped in a pub bunkhouse, bothy, and church porch.

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Nice. How do the fenders fit on the rear? Is there a removable bridge?

Yep, there's a Specialized fender bridge

https://www.certini.co.uk/components/service-parts/specialized-msc-my21-diverge-fender-bridge__72429

I've never seen a rear fender bridge on a disk brake frame. Are they the norm? How do they attach? I can see the Diverge has suitable bolt holes. Are they intended just for a fender? Do road race frames have them?

Can't speak for other bikes...I figure proper race bikes are unlikely to cater for fenders out of the box. See this thread https://www.bikeforums.net/general-cycling-discussion/1203060-recommendation-high-end-road-bike-can-have-fenders.html

yep, trek also does them

Who made your frame bag? Im in the market for a custom fit one and atm the option that keeps coming up is straight cut but yours looks clean

Looks like a Witslinger https://witslingers.com/shop/

Gustav is correct, the inimitable Witslingers. Rando bag too ofc.

Recent setup for two weeks in Austria/Germany/NL. Excuse chain tension, this was on the last day and been having real issues with chain going slack.

Bag in front basket is a hip pack so basket was usually empty for groceries etc

Otherwise quite happy. Considered removing rear rack as it wasn't in use but dynamo light is attached to it so left it on, it isn't that heavy (compared to the rest of the bike at least)

Clothes in Carradice saddlebag, tent in left pannier, sleeping stuff in right pannier. Tent poles in witslingers' framebag worked a treat

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Why not just let the carradice rest on the rear rack?

Love this thread! Found a few of my setups from recent years.

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