I'm looking at one of
these. I currently have a Deuter Bike 1 for commuting and this year I have a couple of trips that will require some spare shorts, light trainers and a couple of t shirts along with the usual couple of spare tubes etc. Will the Carradice be enough for that? Also does it get in the way of your legs etc?
Cheers
Yes, and then some! Thats double the capacity on the Barley (7 litres) I use daily, on a 2 night tour (hotel, friends house) last year I had:
Main Pocket
Spare cycling top in case was cold (didnt need, actually ended up taking 1 layer off and adding to bag)
Trousers for evening
T-Shirt for evening
2 sets spare underwear and socks
Big Lunch on Day 1
Extra 1ltr bottle
Some other bits I forget, snacks and a book I think.
Side 1 - Multitool, Levers, Inner Tube
Side 2 - Chocolate, phone, bank cards, plasters, paracetamol, phone
Strapped on top (you cant do this with a nelson as it lacks the loops) - Waterproofs (full set), overshoes.
Now I could have taken more, but tool wise I knew I was never more than a 90 min walk from a train station and both evenings I had shower and bed waiting. The weather was also predicted (and stayed) dry so minimum spare clothes needed.
I will say with the waterproofs strapped on top I could feel it touching my backside, but not enough to annoy and after a mile or so I forgot about it.
BTW Others tour more, with less!
PS I use the Bagman QR, without inner bag padding as mine seems to hold its shape well