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Old 02-19-22, 05:37 PM
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jkbrooks
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Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN
You really do travel light based on that photo. But, that really makes me wonder how important the stand really is. No racks, no fenders, only two water bottle cages, there really is not much assembly on that bike.



First photo below is my luggage for my trip to Iceland. S&S Backpack is the black bag. The green bag was my second checked bag, the size and shape of a suitcase, but basically a duffel the way it was constructed, with just fabric and no frame. I had trouble getting all my stuff packed, so decided to replace the green bag with something bigger. The other bags were carry on. I do not trust airline luggage handlers to handle my helmet, I carry that into the airport and wear it onto the plane, put it in the overhead on the plane.



Second photo, my Canadian Maritimes trip, the orange bag is a 115 liter backpack made by SealLine, replaced my green bag. It is water tight and air tight, so I put a towel in the top fold so air can permeate through the towel as the air pressure in the plane hold varies during the flight. The orange bag, that specific model was discontinued, but they make a comparable one.



If the switch from Ortlieb to Carradry makes you wonder, I bought the Carradry panniers for a specific trip that did not happen. And the Axiom smaller gray ones at a garage sale, the gray looked better with the gray Carradry. Every trip I was wondering if I should try out the Carradry, and finally decided to try them for that trip. Nothing wrong with the Ortliebs, in the future I will use Ortiels for some trips and Carradry for others, depending on trip.

On my Iceland trip, I met a couple from Utah that were there for two weeks with their Ritchey Break Away bikes. They were loaded almost as light as you. They said that they only had to check the two bikes in the Ritchey cases, everything else went into their carry on bags. Flying Delta that year, one checked bag was free (their Ritchey cases), so they had no luggage fees.
Wow Tourist in MSN! You truly are an inspiration! I love the fact you wear your helmet on board; that's totally money! Appreciate the bag suggestions. I'll go poke around for those. I ended up building an excel grid to compare bike maint stands. We'll see how it works out. You never know really but I'll circle back with an update when it shows up. I bought another bag but I'm tempted to abandon that in favor of your recommendations. Here's the stand I ended up picking; 35" folded, 9.7lbs, & $90. Good reviews but mostly from people cleaning their chains https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083DKD3DR...d_asin_2_title I also liked that it appears I can take the head/clamp off; that'll make packing more straightforward.

Here's a link to my grid comparing the 9 stands I looked at (on the extremely off chance that someone else thinks this is interesting.) My goals for the thing are low weight & pack height. I wasn't as concerned with durability or stability. I'd probably have bought the Feedback Sports one if that were the case but it's a significant chunk of dough (and harder to pack.) I also appreciate I'm solving a problem that many of the wise & hardened souls here wouldn't contemplate troubling themselves with. And, because of that, I'm grateful for your patience and indulgence Thank you.
https://1drv.ms/x/s!ArfszDLG9YmygoxeCszebOiOsFuVFA

Appreciate all the help, input, and brainstorming.
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