Rhythm Thief
Veteran
My attitude when I'm touring is that I'm on holiday, not on some kind of quest to lighten my bike and live like a monk . Besides, you can distribute the weight around the bike much better with four panniers.
Dave Davenport said:When I see people with 4 panniers, bar bag and stuff piled on the rack I do wonder what on earth they've got with them.
xilios said:Edit: The bikes ride much more stable with the weight evenly distributed.
When I see people with 4 panniers, bar bag and stuff piled on the rack I do wonder what on earth they've got with them.
Definitely four panniers for a four week tour.swede101 said:I am going to tour around France in July for more than a month, I am going to camp.
I never got more than two weeks at a time. But I always took a small wooden pepper mill.snorri said:On a tour of 4 weeks duration, it is good to carry a few non-essentials.
GrahamG said:I'd have to go for front panniers if solo - don't like masses and masses on the back of the bike as it just feels unstable to me. Plus, I'm vegan and therefore rarely eat out but prefer to cook a meal every night anyway as it's cheaper. I'd be interested to know how many of the 'just a back pair' people travel alone, camping and cook every night.
ASC1951 said:I never got more than two weeks at a time. But I always took a small wooden pepper mill.