Loaded up for my first bikepacking trip. Stoked! Going to the White Rim trail in Canyonlands in Utah. Im sure there will be a lot of lessons to be learned on this trip! Is there anything that you notice in my setup that immediately sticks out as a huge mistake?(aside from being as aerodynamic as a brick wall)
As a side note, is there any reason why i shouldnt use a voile strap as pictured in #3 as a ‘parking brake’?
by Chainsaws-and-beer
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If that’s your sleeping bag on the bars if will get wet if it rains.
No need for a light?
How much water do you have/need?
(I haven’t been there in decades, but I remember it being pretty dry!?)
Envious of your trip!
If you use the voile strap like that, you risk yanking a spoke if you forget it’s there. Why not just use it to squeeze a brake lever? I do that with v-brakes and cable actuated hydraulics all the time and it works great.
Can you try to strap the sleeping bag on top of your seatpack? It might impede your vision on a technical trail.