Originally Posted by
dreamy
Great looking bike and setup (and photo). I am very impressed hat you are able to meet all those requirements with what looks like very little storage! I wouldn't say I carry much more than that, but I guess my equipment (tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, jacket etc) is all quite old school (have had most of it for 20 years) and is bulky and takes up a lot of room.
I am also prepared to carry a bit more to be comfortable especially if on the road for a while.
Re bike handling, I like the feeling of stability from having everything low down and evenly distributed around the bike
Yes, it does not look like a lots of space, but its all there packed.
saddle bag is 10-12L (sleeping bag and tent), Carradice bag handle bar around 15L (clothing on and off the bike, very light ridiculous shoes, side pockets, knife, tea bags, chain wax), two fork packs 5-6L each (heavy stuff down there, cooking, food, tools, sleeping mattress), frame bag maybe around 6-7L (2 emergency inner tubes, light tools, tent poles, cosmetics, cables and chargers, even space left for some clif bars). two little stem bags for phone, reading glasses and fuji XE4.