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281  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Sweet Roll vs Harness?? on: November 04, 2014, 04:35:37 PM
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.
282  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Sweet Roll vs Harness?? on: November 04, 2014, 01:53:44 PM
What size Fargo? I have a medium and had the narrow woodchippers. I swapped them out to wider ones.
283  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Sweet Roll vs Harness?? on: November 04, 2014, 01:52:34 PM
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.
284  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Attach Bottle Cage if No Braz-ons? on: November 04, 2014, 07:34:26 AM
https://joecruz.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/attaching-extra-bottle-cages-to-pugsley/



285  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Sweet Roll vs Harness?? on: November 04, 2014, 05:04:11 AM
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.

286  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Sweet Roll vs Harness?? on: November 04, 2014, 01:54:27 AM
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.
287  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Sweet Roll vs Harness?? on: November 03, 2014, 06:04:13 PM
Flat bars or drops? Changes the answer. I have both.
288  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Exposure Revo and Remote Switch Question on: November 02, 2014, 09:38:15 AM
Yes, if you run the sinewave and revo and unplug the revo the sinewave will run at full power. Same goes for if you don't have anything charging the sinewave will only draw a tiny sip of power - nothing that would affect the light, IIRC from when I asked the folks who make the sinewave this very question.

289  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Exposure Revo and Remote Switch Question on: October 31, 2014, 07:40:31 PM
I don't know how the SmartPort works on a dyno... I've been unplugging mine on the MUP or single track, but generally run it all the time for road / dirt road. It will power the USBwerk with the light on... but the light can get pretty dim.

If you wire the Sinewave or USBwerk in parallel (as I have mine currently setup) - unplugging the Revo will still power the Sinewave or USBwerk.
290  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Exposure Revo and Remote Switch Question on: October 31, 2014, 07:36:59 PM
You need to setup a 3 way SPDT switch.
If would function charge (or sinewave) on, all off, light on.
I have all the parts, and am going to 3d print a housing for it... but haven't gotten around to it.

The black wire brings power from the hub and carries it to the light or the Sinewave or USBWerk.
The red wire completes the circuit, and can be joined into 1 wire before it travels to the hub.

Basically it looks like this:
291  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: List of Anything Cage compatable forks on: October 28, 2014, 11:02:27 AM
Surly Krampus (aftermarket, not the one that comes with the bike)
Surly ECR Fork
Surly Moonlander Fork


292  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Sleeping Bag Liners/Vapor Barrier Liner on: October 26, 2014, 01:54:51 PM
I've eyed this at the local gear shop. This might be the year I need to get a better bag, and start experimenting with colder weather gear.

http://www.westernmountaineering.com/index.cfm?section=products&page=Accessories&ContentId=44
293  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Grips for Jones bars-- finger numbness issues on: October 10, 2014, 08:27:10 AM
Have you tried riding without gloves or gloves that don't have padding?
294  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: Salsa Fargo ti - the Kiwi Brevet 2014 setup on: October 04, 2014, 05:46:45 AM
That's a great post. Thanks!
295  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Doubts about dynamo hub, plug3.... on: October 04, 2014, 03:38:13 AM
I wasn't aware that the boost cable worked with the Revo. Thought that I had an email from exposure on that question. But I see mike hall used one on his TD rig.


 I use a Redeye tailight in that port, but it seems to me the boost cable would want a steady stream of current to power or charge something.

I'm using the revo and usbwerk. I have a switch case modeled and I'll likely 3d print it to house the switch and incoming wore joints.
296  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Cable routing issues? on: September 29, 2014, 04:36:36 PM
I just updated my Fargo and used the Jagwire stuff that has thin housings for the areas between frame hard points. I'm using it under the down tube to keep things shifting smoothly when I run the full frame bag (all of the time!).
297  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Tech Gear & Recharging Devices on: September 24, 2014, 12:31:43 PM
No issue with the dyno or the USBwerk. I hold myself back more than my bike or my gear does...

I looked at this device to plug into the dyno as well: http://www.sinewavecycles.com/collections/frontpage/products/sinewave-revolution

298  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Tech Gear & Recharging Devices on: September 24, 2014, 11:42:07 AM
I've got a dyno hub setup and have only tested this setup on long day rides, but I have no reason to believe it won't work multi-day.

I can run my lights, or it will run or charge the GoPro and Garmin eTrex directly through a USBwerk.

It will also charge an iPhone directly - but I've found it spotty - so instead of charging directly I've been using a Limefuel battery. Charge it up, then top off the iPhone or GoPro. The Limefuel also supports 'pass through' charging - meaning I can have one end plugged into the device, and one into the USBwerk, and still pull power through to the device. I haven't done any testing of how that works in reality...
299  Forums / Bikepacking / Re: POST UP YOUR RIGS on: September 22, 2014, 05:01:09 AM

Fargo on Chandler Ridge by mbeganyi, on Flickr


Jones Bar on the Fargo by mbeganyi, on Flickr

Updated my Fargo with Jones Loops.
300  Forums / Question and Answer / Re: Baggy/Non Spandex/Lycra Shorts on: September 11, 2014, 12:54:58 PM
Prana. I sometimes wear a set of tri shorts with really thin pad underneath. Have lasted longer and are more comfortable than most bike specific baggies I've had.
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