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Originally Posted by KC8QVO
For what it is worth...

I am thinking of a tour riding out from home base to an off road route - like the continental divide. Maybe if it is that "segmented" (like 1000 miles mostly paved then the "trail" then another round of mostly paved) that may lend itself to a tire change at each segment.
If you were touring with panniers and had the room to carry them, maybe. But if you are doing off-road bikepacking, you are very limited in terms of extra space. Every cubic inch on my bike is utilized

DSCN1197 by Stuart Black, on Flickr

In fact, I could have used a bit more space to carry more food...grocery stores and convenience stores are few and far between. I even made some micro-panniers to get a bit more food space. Food is far more important when traveling off-grid than getting more a more efficient ride.
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