chriswoody
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- Northern Germany
I didn't see a spectre on this trip, the cloud was too dense sadly. I have seen one up on Crib Goch a few years ago though, quite a stunning sight. I documented my trip here:
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/bike-packing-up-the-highest-mountain-in-northern-germany.248443/
That looks like a nice loop through Northern Germany though.
That's what I find so great about these new bags that are being produced, they will allow folk to tour on bikes that are not traditional touring bikes. In the past it was all about hacking and bodging racks onto bikes with P-clips and the like, not impossible but no where as convenient as using dedicated bags. Modern compact frames also facilitate this bike packing approach much better than the old horizontal top tubed frames like my old Galaxy. You can see I've had to shoe-horn an old dry bag under the seat because there not enough seatpost showing to accommodate modern seatbags.
Like you, I was dipping my toes into the waters with the old Galaxy, that trip led me to go on and purchase my Kona, a dedicated off-road tourer and undertake more remote tours like my Slovenia trip.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/bike-packing-up-the-highest-mountain-in-northern-germany.248443/
That looks like a nice loop through Northern Germany though.
That looks a lot like the setups we're going with on our regular road bikes for LEJOG this year. Nice to see you've eschewed mudguards to keep the clean lines of the bike
I've spent about £60 on the bikepacking bags so it was a way cheaper option to try touring than getting a touring specific bike, panniers etc. If I love it I may invest at some point but we're just dipping our toes and we like our carbon road bikes too
That's what I find so great about these new bags that are being produced, they will allow folk to tour on bikes that are not traditional touring bikes. In the past it was all about hacking and bodging racks onto bikes with P-clips and the like, not impossible but no where as convenient as using dedicated bags. Modern compact frames also facilitate this bike packing approach much better than the old horizontal top tubed frames like my old Galaxy. You can see I've had to shoe-horn an old dry bag under the seat because there not enough seatpost showing to accommodate modern seatbags.
Like you, I was dipping my toes into the waters with the old Galaxy, that trip led me to go on and purchase my Kona, a dedicated off-road tourer and undertake more remote tours like my Slovenia trip.
