Originally Posted by
mdilthey
On our tour, my buddy Jimmy had two Ortlieb back rollers loaded to the max with stuff. By the standards of this forum, he was ultralight, but I made fun of him a lot for carrying a pair of sneakers AND a pair of crocs, and for the weight on his bike.
However, then we'd be at the grocery store and my UL bags were dumbfounded by the angles and size of a can of beans... and I had to put them in his ortliebs. We all teased each other a lot.
One of the things that I am working on is a silnylon bag that would hang from the top tube, and hold the nights grocerys, or even a couple days worth. Extra room is a problem, particularly for me, someone who has been known to balance a chocolate cake on the handlbars for fifteen miles...I like to eat, its one of the reasons I ride.
Oh, and on the hammock. I have one in my bedroom. seriously. cannot be beat for comfort, but my girlfreind does not sleep over much since I did it.