RIP wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:03 pm That's not a mug dangling off that seatpack is it? .

yes it is, came in very useful for filling the bag for my water filter

RIP wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:03 pm Did the "droop" bother you in the end?

The droop was never there at the start of each day, but when it did appear it annoyed me a lot

rudedog wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:59 pm That looks like loch Dee in the background

It sure is! Wasn't always visible though

Take the weight penalty of a good lens and camera, a phone camera is a VERY poor substitute for capturing those important memories

Just home, that was gloriously, beautiful & brutal, I am a happy but broken man. Will hopefully "pen" a few words at a later date

Cook a full English brekkie?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylnxt4-KNw0

Who doesn't like a kit grid?


Ortlieb Seatpack


Apidure frame pack

rudedog wrote: ↑Tue Sep 01, 2020 6:41 pm That looks like Scrabo tower in the background.

It certainly is

Short spin this afternoon to test the rear pack sway when loaded with my Tent, not as bad as expected

Outdry ex reign jacket £93 if you're an XL Colour: Collegiate Navy Heather https://www.columbiasportswear.co.uk/p/mens-outdry-ex-reign-jacket-1849092.html Personally I love my Shakedry, It has never let me get wet and breathes brilliantly... not very durable though, put my thumb through it the very ...

Cheese & Chorizo or other cured meats?

Choccy hobnobs etc

I used to use Gorilla cages but found all the velcro a bit too much faff, even for me. So I've got these now. Not light by any standard but very tough and so far waterproof. I've ditched the straps for Voile ones because they mark me out as a man who just knows ..... https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/B...

Thanks all

I use one of these and it makes a big difference (not as big as packing the bag well in the first place). Many thanks Dean I had another look at it all this morning and reverted to putting the Tent in the seat pack and it holds its shape so much better, I'll get out a test ride on it soon to see if...

What are you guys using to store some stuff on the fork leg? Is it just two voile straps done up nice and tight or is there a cage there also to put the dry bag in to before strapping down tight?

RIP wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 8:15 pm Still time for a short shakedown outing... Sounds like a good trip anyway, have fun!

Cheers

One mod you could make to the pack is put a rigid strip of something along its base inside but that would be slightly 'papering over the cracks' of course. My Alpkit Koala has a strap running from the base round the back across the opening to a clip on the top so cinching is tight. Guess those Ortl...

Don't be tempted to the pannier-rack dark side :smile: . Apologies if preaching, but the seatpack should be more or less a rectangle or oval when viewed from the side. You've got quite a bit of brewers droop at the back there which will be contributing to the sway. Whatcha got in there, and in what...

I think this is going to be very close to my final setup, might buy a pannier rack though cos that seatpack sways around a lot

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:55 pm take my waterproof MTB shorts

What shorts are they? and are they properly waterproof? or just more not standing up to the real world marketing guff waterproof?

Mens C7 Gore-Tex Shakedry Cancellara Stretch Jacket (Storm Blue) size medium only

£159.99

https://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/pr ... id/2089093

composite wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:52 pm I've found that drop bar handlebar roll packing is far more of a dark art than flat bars.

for sure, but... flat bars are wayyyy too wide for me to find any hand/wrist/neck comfort

A pic from a few days back, testing out my Lifeline adventure bar bag loaded with my Forclaz quickhiker ultralight 2 tent , felt heavy when stood still and lifting the Bike but rides pretty well. Due to my narrow 40cm bars its a very tight squeeze but luckily it did not interfere with the GRX mechan...

Charliecres wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 1:33 pm IME yes. But maybe I’m unfortunate.

Ha maybe, but now you have sewn the seeds of doubt in my head ye bugger

Charliecres wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:21 am Not checking my chainring bolts every once in a while. That’s got me twice.

never ever have I checked mine on any of my bikes, never had an issue, am I just fortunate?

Alpkit Pipedream 400 snooze bag