It took me a couple of days to notice that the way I carry my mittens makes it so they can work as pretty decent improvised mountain feed bags.
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Category: Gear
Bikepacking Gear for Touring
So what do I think of using a bikepacking setup for regular on-road touring?
Six Bottle Cages
The setup continues to get more and more baroque. Skeptics indicate that I might like to have a bit more agua for some stretches south. Obvious solution: more bottle cages! I guess I have to […]
South America Bikepacking Kit update
(In the unlikely event that even one or two people care.) This is what I started with. Since saying goodbye to the backpack and its water bladder, I’ve abandoned*: – t-shirt – gore-tex shorts (no […]
Attaching extra bottle cages to the Pugsley
From the start of this tour I have been wearing the Osprey Talon backpack that I usually use for bikepacking. Since shifting things around and moving the water bladder to the main compartment of the […]
Kit list for South America (every last thing)
Always the tension between thinking you need and needing, between the grudging acceptance of discomforts and the abstract knowledge that carrying less makes a difference, between not caring that you seem like a disgusting lunatic […]
Gear Carry on South America Tour (Revised)
Surly Pugsley with Revelate frame bag + Viscacha seat bag + Harness/Pocket + Gas Tank. Sea to Summit eVent dry bag. BikeBuddy bottle carrier with Minoura attachment. Osprey Talon 22 pack. The difficulty and danger […]
Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnée
D2R2 Organization Tent the evening before, 2011. The Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnée is the most beloved late summer cycling event in New England. There’s everything to like: 110 miles (~180k) mostly on stunning scenic dirt […]
Gathering Gear
Picturing the destination, half remembered images seen or interpolated from descriptions in books read while comfortable on a couch long before ever imagining I’d visit there. Reading a few other people’s packing lists and past […]
Pugsley Bikepacking Setup
Setup for a light load on demanding terrain (and just an adaptation of the 29er main bikepacking bike). Revelate Designs seat bag, gas tank, and gear sling with pocket. Jandd frame bag, modified to mount […]
Carrying Gear While Touring on a Road Bike
Okay, so you’re going to tour on your road bike. That’s a great idea. How do you carry your stuff?
Touring on a Road Bike
Of course you can tour on a road or cyclocross bike. Yes, even if it is a racing bike with no dedicated attachments for racks. Even (especially!) if it weighs 17 lbs. Even if it’s […]