Old 08-30-21, 02:39 PM
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Symox
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Using carbon road bike for light bikepacking/touring?

I have a bike I love and don't really want or have the funds for a true "touring bike". I'm wondering if anyone has experience taking their carbon road bike and turning it into a bikepacking bike with frame packs, handlebar bag, etc.

I have an older full carbon Specialized Roubaix with rim brakes size 52 and am looking into possibly getting a custom frame bag if there isn't anything that quite fits. The bike has 28mm tires (that is the max it can take) and has plenty of gears (triple with 11-28 cassette). I know how to work on the bike inside and out and feel a lot more comfortable for longer trips than riding something I haven't had as much experience with.

I don't have a very good sense of how much additional weight I'd be adding, but let's say 20lbs max on top of my 150lbs. I would be riding primarily on roads and possibly light gravel.
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