One of the reasons for choosing the Fargo frame was that it had plenty
of room for bags. It's a 20" frame so it can take a large frame bag, and there is plenty of room behind the saddle for a large seat bag.
Not quite so roomy at the front with drop bars, but I've got the widest
woodchippers available, so it is what it is. Both fork legs have triple
bosses for Anything cages.
I'm assuming the need to carry gear
for 4 seasons, water for a day and perhaps an overnight camp, and food
for up to 3 or 4 days.
Three Anything cages will be used, one on
each fork leg and one under the downtube. The fork leg cages will be
fitted with Anything bags and will be my complete kitchen and larder.
I'm hoping that a Jetboil or MSR Windburner will fit in one bag,
if not I'll find a tall pot and use my Kovea Spider. The other will
carry food. The third Anything cage under the downtube will carry a
Tarptent Protrail.
Handlebar bag will carry sleeping bag
in a compression stuff sack, rain jacket and rain legs, gilet, arm and
leg warmers and gloves. Attached will be a pocket which will contain
snack food, personal stuff, toiletries, medications, back up battery
etc. A couple of cockpit bags will hold camera, phone, charger and
cables.
Seatbag will hold one set of street clothes and one set
of camp clothes (merino thermals), an ultralight down jacket and two
spare sets of cycling clothes.
I'll use a two compartment frame bag.
The top compartment will hold a 4 litre water bladder and Sawyer mini
filter. The lower compartment will contain tools and spares, sleeping
mat, camp shoes and any overflow items.
For bags, I've been
looking at Porcelain Rocket, Revelate, and Bedrock. I've concluded that I
prefer the more streamlined sweetroll type bag
to the harness/drybag arrangement. Porcelain Rocket are very nice bags
but very expensive, so I've all but ruled them out on price. Revelate
bags are most affordable, and I could be happy with them, but I think
the Bedrock handlebar bar has much neater and more compact closures than
the Revelate, and will make the best use of the limited space within
the woodchippers. And the new version of the Coconino seat bag has the built-in Railwing stabiliser which should be a worthwhile feature.
So current thinking is, Bedrock two-compartment frame bag, Coconino seat bag, Entrada handlebat bag with pocket, Revelate Sprocket, Gas Tank and Jerrycan, Salsa Anything bags.
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