I have ridden the same off-road rides with bikepacking gear and with panniers. For me, when I was pushing the bike, the rear panniers got in the way of my legs, particularly on narrow trails where I needed to get close to the bike. YMMV.
The other appeal is simply simplicity. Racks can loosen up. They can break. If you don't have racks, then you don't have to worry about broken racks. On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > Beautiful bags, Mike! Wow. > > Could you help me understand the allure of frame bags vs. traditional > panniers for bike packing? The main argument I've heard is squeezing through > tight spaces. I've never understood this. My panniers are not wider than my > legs are on the bike, and in LCG the bike and I are even wider except when I > have to be pulling from the front or pushing from behind. Not once have I > had a space the panniers couldn't fit through, though my canvas bags do get > rock, tree, and bush loving rather often. Perhaps less hearty nylon tends to > rip more easily? The knee rub of a frame bag is bothersome to me. So I've > simply never grasped the preference. Any insight you can provide on what I'm > missing would be great! > > With abandon, > Patrick > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
