Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
I am not sure of your goal here. You specified bikepacking so is it to get a nearly horizontal top tube so that you can fit a larger frame bag?
Bingo. I'd like to carry as much in the center of the bike as possible, and I'm not a large man (5'5"). It's hard to find a frame bag that fits a bikepacking frame in my size.
Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
Or is your goal simply aesthetics of a nearly horizontal top tube?
I'd be lying if I said this wasn't part of it. I'd like to also use the bike as a commuter (with a rigid suspension-corrected fork), and I don't want it to look like a ladies' bike.
Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
And if you want drop bars on it...
Nah. I prefer alt bars for bikepacking. The
Soma Sparrow and the
Velo Orange Milan are the two I'm mulling over at the moment.
Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
Good luck.
Thanks!