Originally Posted by
Steve B.
With a bikepacking bag setup, vs. a rack and pannier setup, you need the storage space for gear and food and really have no choice but to install a frame bag in addition to the bar bag and under seat bag. Those 3 bags do not allow you as much capacity as a traditional front and rear pannier with rack setup. Thus water goes elsewhere, fork or stem mount carriers plus Camelback,
Understood. My comment was related to looking "old". Granted I'm not speaking from experience, but seems pretty clear that practical/functional considerations are a much higher priority than whether a particular configuration makes you look "old" or not.
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