I go through a lot of fluids when it's hot. Kind of specific but I did a CC tour with my rack but not my bags, I zip tied bottle cages to each side of my rack and it worked great even on gravel and off road. I had a packed dry bag on the horizontal part so no room there. When I don't have my rack, I use one or both of my standard cages and a hydration pack or small day pack but not the included bladder, just put bottles in it. In my opinion, it is far easier to manage bottles than cleaning out and maintaining the bladder system and tubes. As I empty a frame mounted bottle, I swap with one from the pack.
Last edited by u235; 10-27-18 at 12:40 PM.