Originally Posted by
TimothyH
Many are projecting their own lives onto every else' life.
Frame bags are very handy for long rides in the back country when a water filtration system needs to be carried or when it is very cold and a thermos of hot food means survival.
If someone can't ride with a frame bag then they are packing it wrong, have a bag which doesn't fit their frame or have poor technique themselves. A frame bag which fits the bike properly and is packed correctly should be no more than 2 or 3 inches wide.
Yes, the 3L.
I use side loader cages when the bag is mounted and only put it on with standard cages for that one photo.
-Tim-
What constitutes poor riding technique? I think mine was packed no more than three inches yesterday. I have spd pedals and I angle my cleats just a few slight degrees outwards. My saddle is positioned so that, with the pedal all the way down my knee has an ever-so-slight bend with my ankle at neutral. I chose a stem using the forearm method and the distance feels very comfortable.
I'm not claiming to be the master of riding but, with the right geometries, what would I be doing that would be "poor riding"? Not being defensive but just truly want to know.
With fat bikes with wider bottom brackets, I see the knees naturally spreading apart more. But with traditional road/cross bike distances, it is where it is, no?