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Old 07-07-22, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Yan
Awesome looking trip. Congratulations for being one of the 5% of people who do bikepacking the way it was intended, unlike the majority who strap all those pouches to their "gravel" bikes and then proceed to ride on pavement.

Did you hit any rain? Have you ever toured with fenders in the past?
No rain. I just was checking my front wheel clearance and don't think I have enough clearance under my suspension fork. I could fit a fender on my rear tire. My seat bag is waterproof and might be enough.

I have a old Diamondback Ascent, I've converted for touring. It does have full fenders. I have never used that bike in the rain, though I've been caught in the rain with other bikes on other trips. My current trips have been short enough that I've avoided any trips when rain was in the forecast. I'll hopefully do many more bikepacking trips with my new setup. There's some pretty cool advantages to routes on gravel and trails.
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