Föhn

Most recent activity

• Carradice Saddlebag

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week, 1 day

  

  Bagman qr with the separately offered support struts has been rock solid for me. Cycling singletrack with a fully loaded camper longflap feels great and the quick release is usefull as well.

• Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / Not quite CX bikes/ - aka Just get an Arkose

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week, 2 days

  

  Getting a gravel bike made out of spirit tubing doesn't make much sense to me, especially with that steep head angle.

• eBay and Craigslist finds

  in Classifieds • 1 month, 1 week

  

  marin pine mountain xxl on marktplaats including a bagman + saddlebag and framebag.

• Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / Not quite CX bikes/ - aka Just get an Arkose

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months

  

  Sometimes I feel a little bit silly riding a salsa fargo with 29 2.25 tires on dutch cycling paths. There is no gravel anywhere close to me so most of the time I am cycling on tarmac. But I would argue that a gravel bike is more fun to ride then a road bike, definitely more comfortable and also shifts the focus from going fast to simply having a good time on your bicycle.

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 2 months

  

  
  Current bikepacking setup on my salsa fargo. A mismatch of second hand carradice and planetx bags. Holds up really well on singletrack and the handling of the fargo feels unaffected. It gives me plenty of room for short bikepacking trips, but since I've got lots of space up front, i might get a decaleur to fit a randonneur bag for that epic long trip that won't happen.

• Lightweight tent recommendations?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 2 months, 1 week

  

  I'm really happy with my naturehike star river 2. It's a copy of the big agnes copper spur. Tent poles fit in my Carradice longflap so should be about 30-35cm long. It's freestanding and the 2 side entries make it feasible as a 2 person tent. Including ground sheet, stakes etc it weighs about 2 kilos which is light enough for me. I payed 135 euros on aliexpress and it shipped from Germany so fast and no import tax.

• Sleeping systems - bags, pads, matts, liners

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  JR Gear is an aliexpress sleeping mat that is good quality both in size, toughness and r value and very affordable as well.

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 2 months, 4 weeks

  

  Without supports, I found the bagman to flex too much with a fully loaded Nelson longflap. But since I've mounted the supports, it has been really solid.

• Carradice Saddlebag

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 4 weeks

  

  The bagman expedition 2 with the supports isn't being sold anymore, but the supports are still sold separately. The supports are great and seem really solid to me.

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 2 months, 4 weeks

  

  It's decent for the money. It does sway quite a bit so you need to pack and attach it carefully. A friend of mine hadn't done either with his and his seatpost got damaged. I had to redo the tacking on some of the loops because it started to separate.

  I've only used mine twice and then got a used carradice saddlebag.