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Been steadily pootling about on this and absolutely loving it. Couple of overnighters here and there - starting to get my bivi kit pared down to just the essentials. Long term, contemplating some clippy pedals; sold my SPD SLs when I let my road bike go and tempted by some SPDs.
The search for the perfect bag continues, and took a step forward this weekend. The Carradice Audax is great with the addition of the HDPE, but just sits quite oddly without a bagman (which I don't really want to fit full time). I do also have a camper Longflap with the bigger bagman for when I'm actually 'touring'. But neither fits the bill for just everyday stuff. Probably should just bite the bullet and fit a rear rack as a support for any bag, but I just don't really like the visual clutter.
Anyway, I've been eyeing up a https://choughstuff.com Puffin Burrow for some time and messaged Mike a couple of weeks ago about a small 7l one. He was very friendly and helpful and the bag arrived at the end of last week. It's taken me until today to get out on a ride with it. It's great - you can properly fill it with stuff and then cinch it all down into a solid package. Doesn't swing about at all once packed and fitted. If I can get my bivi stuff packed into it, I anticipate just taking it with me on the off chance I fancy an overnight. Every ride is currently an overnight spot scouting mission.
Anyway, pictures:
