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• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 2 days

  

  Like this?

  https://alpkit.com/products/fuel-pod-rea­r-top-tube-bag

  Else I’ve found tt bags (designed for longer time trials) work well at either end of the top tube. Topeak do/did one that was ok. Don’t seem to now, but this should work? https://www.topeak.com/global/en/product­s/191-Top-Tube-Bags/1311-FASTFUEL-DRYBAG­-X

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 2 days, 2 hours

  

  Sounded interesting, but they are heavy! Was more thinking the backpack variety vs car variety, and looks like the folding kayaks are there ease of storage rather thank transportability.

  Have had good fun river and sea kayaking before so maybe one for the future.

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 3 days, 5 hours

  

  😂 Whilst that does look fun, was more on the lines of what @skinny was on about!

  Thanks for the pointers @skinny, had seen they were pricey and didn’t know if that was “cottage industry pricey” or “that’s the cost pricey”!

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 3 days, 6 hours

  

  Anyone packrafted before? Thoughts/ideas/suggestions on where to look or brands to look out for? Quite fancy lazily floating down rivers/across lochs given the current state of things!

• Sailing, Surfing and other things waterbased

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 days, 7 hours

  

  Not sure if asking here or in the touring thread: anyone any experiences of packrafts? Seen mention of kokepelli and backcountry.Scot does alpacka boats. Floating/exploring rivers in the U.K. seems quite attractive in the current climate!

• Recommended chain tool for cycle touring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 1 week, 1 day

  

  Nice side by side comparison there! Agree with the CT5 not lying flat annoyance, I usually stuff it under a tube in a saddlebag and that does the job fine. I’ve found the space in the handle is the perfect place to tape a quick link, rests nicely against the apex at the bottom. Always there when you need it.

• Fulcrum E-Fire 3 | 27.5" Boost Wheelset UK - Shimano HG11 freehub - For Sale Brand New

  in Components, clothing and miscellany • 2 weeks, 4 days

  

  I guess you’re new here. Either for sale here OR elsewhere, not both. I’d probably remove this if I were you before it gets done for you, and have a read of the rules

  https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/1479­70/

• Recommended chain tool for cycle touring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 2 weeks, 5 days

  

  CT-5 user here. Does everything I need it to and is still smaller than my tyre levers so a no brainier really. Also the tool I’ll grab first in the workshop just cos it’s there, and not had any issues (unless it’s a really really rusty chain)

  Combined with a Granite Talon quick link pliers (same as Woolf tooth, but cheaper!) and it’s all I’ve needed.

• Alternatives to nut and bolt - attaching front rack

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 3 weeks, 2 days

  

  Something like this?

  https://salsacycles.com/components/categ­ory/bags_frame_packs/exp_series_direct_m­ount_thumb_screw

• Generic Touring Thread

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 3 weeks, 3 days

  

  That sounds ideal. Having lugged full size bikes on/off the Eurostar many a time on the way to Belgium I’m hoping a Brompton be small enough to count as “luggage” rather than a bike.

  I will admit to having the Kinetics disk brake/alfine 8 mod on mine so think the bike will be ok, just the rider!