Originally Posted by
LeeG
For that bike I would use a low rider front rack with medium to small panniers, Revelate Designs or similar horizontal frame bag that hangs below the top tube about 4” from head tube to seat tube, then a drybag on the rear rack.
I'm not trying to be querulous or cantankerous, really. And this bike will need adaptors to put on water bottle cages if they're to be used. But how does one carry fluids with a frame bag, and is it necessary to stop to access water from panniers or the rear rack?
I thought the best part of moving from a 1975 Schwinn LeTour to a newer bike was being able to grab a sip while riding.