I'll be doing a few hundred miles across Florida and back later this fall, so I decided to use it as an excuse to build up a new bike focused specifically around touring to replace my commuter bike for long rides(I'm living car-free, so long trips happen every so often). After finally pulling the trigger on a Kona Sutra, I had to figure out how I wanted the bags set up, and after slowly ordering parts, planning out space, and making decisions, I've ended up with what you see here.

    I'm super glad I managed to finagle two bottles underneath the frame bag with enough clearance for nothing to rub together, because the bag is the largest and only Tailfin bag that really fit my frame well. I was worried I wouldn't have space after I mounted it, but a couple bottle cage adapters let me really slam my bottles as low as possible.

    The panniers on the back are sport rollers because if I need more space in the future(like if I want to roll with camping gear and everything) I can move those to the front rack and buy larger bags for the rear.

    All in all, I'm stoked with how everything has come together and I'll be spending some time doing longer rides over the next couple months to break in the saddle. If everything goes well on my ride this fall, I'm hoping this can be the start of something bigger.

    by Vandorbelt

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