Here's My X9 Surly Karate Monkey in touring mode. Added a front rack for a bit more capacity so I could carry some of my girlfriend's stuff on our ultralight bikepacking adventure last weekend. She could have carried the panniers, but her bike's rack mounts were de-threaded, so we improvised.
The front rack worked great. We used two Ortlieb front-rollers and a simple drybag strapped on top.
Here's the cockpit:
Not sure about the ESI Extra Chunky grips yet. I need to try them with gloves before I stick with them.
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