Originally Posted by
indyfabz
It is. I bought it more for flat touring, saving the BA Fly Creek UL 2 for hillier routes, but then that started showing some wear. I like the side doors. I am 6' 2". Easier to get out of than the BA. Downside is that it does not pack down nearly as small as the BA.
So, I ask because I'm looking to go on a trip and I got an end-of-season barely used one from a REI garage sale where I had to replace a coupe of broken poles. I like how light it is even compared to the BA Copper Spur HV UL2 but you're right about it not packing small, namely, the poles are long. So I have 3 questions - how do you carry it on the bike? And do you use a footprint - the floor seems quite fragile? Looks like it worked really well in that shelter, but what did you do about the stakes at the side where the black pole is, did you just not bother?