Luggage Suggestions

[emptysea]

Here's a pic showing my bike with all luggage at capacity or nearly so. You may be concerned that the Icon bag looks very tall. It's not as tall as it looks in the picture and it is filled nearly completely. This picture was taken during a 9 day trip and I had an iPad and maps along with all manner of clothing layering crammed in there. On a typical day or weekend trip, it would be no taller than the tops of the side pockets. It comes with a loop to clip it to the bars which I like as an additional attachment point. The blue bag is from REI and easily ties to my Dry-tech bag. When I don't need as much capacity, I have a bungee net (it's on the bike in the picture, but it's hard to see) and I use it to hold the REI bag in place.

Also, and you may know this, if you buy a magnetic tank bag, be sure to double check that there is no debris on either the tank or the magnets, especially the magnets. I usually just rub my fingers over each one before I put it on the bike. I've picked up two or three tiny slivers of metal over the years that would have scratched the tank. I know that they would, because I learned to check the magnets only after scratching my tank. Of course, this would be true on any tank bag that uses magnets.

Hope this helps.

MTC

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