 Topic Name: Sweet Roll vs Harness??
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on: November 03, 2014, 05:31:33 PM
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stever121051
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If you are going to tour on the Divide not race it would you carry the Harness vs the Sweetroll
to carry your sleeping bag and tent??
this is presuming all your clothing etc goes in seat bag!
Weigh in
As always I appreciate the comments!
Steve
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Topic Name: Sweet Roll vs Harness??
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Reply #1 on: November 03, 2014, 06:04:13 PM
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bmike-vt
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2014, 06:04:13 PM » |
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Flat bars or drops? Changes the answer. I have both.
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Topic Name: Sweet Roll vs Harness??
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Reply #2 on: November 03, 2014, 06:50:29 PM
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stever121051
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2014, 06:50:29 PM » |
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I have a Fargo with woodchipper bars
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Topic Name: Sweet Roll vs Harness??
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Reply #3 on: November 04, 2014, 01:54:27 AM
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bmike-vt
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« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2014, 01:54:27 AM » |
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Harness and dry compression bag. You will likely want the wide woodchipper bars to get a bit more room up there. This was my previous setup:  IMG_3162 by mbeganyi, on Flickr This is my current setup:  IMG_3867 by mbeganyi, on Flickr For me the harness works better with drops, although some folks run the sweet roll with the chippers. |
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Reply #4 on: November 04, 2014, 04:25:42 AM
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bakerjw
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« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2014, 04:25:42 AM » |
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For us newbies out here.
What is the difference between a Harness and a the Sweetroll?
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Reply #5 on: November 04, 2014, 05:04:11 AM
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bmike-vt
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« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2014, 05:04:11 AM » |
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Harness:  Sweetroll:  Harness with 20l dry bag on the Fargo in the back (my old bike, sold to a friend) Sweetroll with my old Pocket on my Krampus in the front (my new bike) Sweetroll like setup from Porcelain Rocket in the middle on my friend's Voodoo.  IMG_3879 by mbeganyi, on Flickr Harness can hold more, of varying shapes, in your own dry bags, of nearly whatever size you might need. Sweetroll comes in a couple of different sizes, and its a waterproof dry bag. It rolls from the ends, making use with drop bars (IMHO) tricky (although plenty of people use them with drop bars). I have the older sling and pocket. Same concept as the harness. |
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Reply #6 on: November 04, 2014, 05:15:01 AM
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bakerjw
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« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2014, 05:15:01 AM » |
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Very clear explanation.
Thanks from a newbie.
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Reply #7 on: November 04, 2014, 01:30:26 PM
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stever121051
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« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2014, 01:30:26 PM » |
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Bmike,
hey thanks for the info
I have a 2013 Fargo 2 so don't know which woodchippers I have
anyway would you go with the harness over the Sweet roll and or do you like the Porcelain rocket harness better or no
Also what are you guys running on you forks with the anything cages from Salsa?
thanks again for the info
Steve
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Reply #8 on: November 04, 2014, 01:52:34 PM
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bmike-vt
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« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2014, 01:52:34 PM » |
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Nothing on my forks. My friend has some of the anything cage bags from porcelain rocket and he loves them.
Woodchipper i would get the harness and then size a drybag to fit.
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Reply #9 on: November 04, 2014, 01:53:44 PM
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bmike-vt
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« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2014, 01:53:44 PM » |
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What size Fargo? I have a medium and had the narrow woodchippers. I swapped them out to wider ones.
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Reply #10 on: November 04, 2014, 04:30:55 PM
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stever121051
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« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2014, 04:30:55 PM » |
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My fargo is a large
where do you carry your sleeping and do you roll with a tent or bivy
where do you carry your tent
thanks
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Reply #11 on: November 04, 2014, 04:35:37 PM
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bmike-vt
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« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2014, 04:35:37 PM » |
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With drop bars and harness I carry sleeping pad and bag in the dry sack in the harness. I tuck in extra camp layers as needed and as I can fit. I can tuck the Tarptent Contrail in between the dry bag and pocket if I need extra capacity. Usually my tent goes in seat bag. Pole gets tucked into frame bag.
With the sweetroll the bag and pad go in the roll, with extra layers tucked into each end. Tent rides between the pocket and sweetroll.
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Reply #12 on: November 04, 2014, 04:56:34 PM
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JRA
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2014, 04:56:34 PM » |
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@bmike-vt,
Do the spacer blocks on the harness give you ample room to comfortably ride on the tops of your bars?
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I don't know what the question is - but the answer is: Lubrication!
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Reply #13 on: November 04, 2014, 07:11:02 PM
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bmike-vt
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2014, 07:11:02 PM » |
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i never had them, as my harness is old school, made custom by eric back before he was revelate...
yup, they do give you enough room, as my friend has them.
and i rode there just fine without them.
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