Yeah I am going to buy one since wife approved it. I am going for a S bar, 6 speed with reduced gear. I am going to use it for everything (commute, touring).
Now the luggage, I can't decide whether to get a rear rack or not. For commute, I am used to wear a backpack so no rack needed plus I have no need to bring lot of things for commute so the little backpack is enough. For tour, If I need to park the bike, I will have to fist remove my pack from the rack, not very convenient? If I don't get a rack now, I can always fit one later?
And the front luggage, there are so many bags, I am overwhelmed. Do I have to get a front carrier block for any of the bags? And if i don't get one (carrier block ) now, can I get one later and install by myself easily? I have experience fixing my other bikes. Which bag has the biggest volume for S bar? In my experience, I normally carry a 50 L backpack for summer backpacking, this includes everything (tents, stoves, cloths, etc), weight is about 20 lbs. Can any of the front bag handle this? If the front can handle this, I may not need to worry about the rear rack for now.
Now the luggage, I can't decide whether to get a rear rack or not. For commute, I am used to wear a backpack so no rack needed plus I have no need to bring lot of things for commute so the little backpack is enough. For tour, If I need to park the bike, I will have to fist remove my pack from the rack, not very convenient? If I don't get a rack now, I can always fit one later?
And the front luggage, there are so many bags, I am overwhelmed. Do I have to get a front carrier block for any of the bags? And if i don't get one (carrier block ) now, can I get one later and install by myself easily? I have experience fixing my other bikes. Which bag has the biggest volume for S bar? In my experience, I normally carry a 50 L backpack for summer backpacking, this includes everything (tents, stoves, cloths, etc), weight is about 20 lbs. Can any of the front bag handle this? If the front can handle this, I may not need to worry about the rear rack for now.