Originally Posted by
Bearhawker
I've always wanted to try out bikepacking bags but since I have 28" legs** there isn't any room for a frame bag on bikes I ride and even seat bags are a problem as there isn't generally enough room between the seat and the tire once the bag has any weight in in.
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A friend of mine was commenting on that. About six years ago on a bike tour I saw someone had a home made bracket to keep his bag off the tire. I took a few photos. I would have designed it differently but essentially used the same concept with slightly different hardware.
Even if your saddle is a bit lower, you might be able to do something like this. Also, Happy Feet on this forum has cut a rack down to smaller size to support a saddle bag, he did not need the entire rack for that purpose.