Originally Posted by
unterhausen
anyone randonneuring with fully loaded panniers is doing it wrong, IMHO.
Likely true, but it would depend on whether this is a single use bike, or a multi-purpose bike, and perhaps a bit on the nature of the event.
I'm still having troubles wrapping my mind around the concept of 700 or 800 mile rides. There is a local 10K that is one-way, so if one is bike commuting, it could make for quite a long ride.