I don't know if this would serve your needs, but I have just zip-tied $10 climbing chalk bags to my stem.
May be a cheaper way of holding water,food, whatever.

@Holt,
I had been making excuses because of school but ever since this thread you've put the idea of doing the AZT in my head.

Would you be interested in riding together/splitting gas?
Where are you leaving from?

I'm not really interested in the Twilight Bivy. :/

I'd trade you the Selle for the WTB if you're still interested.

Sounds good. Just let me know.

I would probably be interested in those.
But could you let me know why you're trying to get rid of them, maybe in an e-mail?
spurlin.andrew@gmail.com


p.s. don't know if its an issue, but the TRK is white.

Where are you bikepacking around Austin?

I have a Selle SMP TRK if you're interested.

SOLD
I have a few things I'd like to get off of my hands. They're not here anymore. I can't delete it

I would LOVE to do the AZT300.
Only issue is, I don't ride enough to be confident that I'd finish in a reasonable amount of time to get back to school Monday night at 6:30.

Are you definitely going, Holt?

Did you do the caprock canyons trailway or just ride in the park? Curious about what you did (trip length, water sources, etc)

Blammo, how much longer do you plan on staying afterward?

I'm not really familiar with what exactly the Chihuahan Desert Bike Fest is, but it sounds like a lot of fun.

Okay, I know this question is less related to bikepacking than it is to just mountain biking, but I'm a little green and imagine the people on here have more experience with fat(ish) tires and tubeless systems.
Although I currently run a set of 2.25 tires with tubes (on tubeless rims because the tires were free), when these wear out I'd like to get the best and widest tubeless tire my bike can afford.
I don't know enough about rim width and fatter tires, so I'd like to understand whether or not my rims can run fatter tires.

I say rims because I know the fork and frame are not an issue. The manufacturer's website claims a clearance of 2.3" in the rear and 87 mm (~3.4 inches) for the fork.
So if my rims are Stan's Flow 29ers, what's the widest tire I could reasonably fit on this bike?

I know it's short notice but would anybody be interested in doing the "The Other Side of Nowhere" EPIC ride as written in the park's mountain biking guide (Sometime before January 14th...I'm a student)?
Also, mattinaustin did a very similar route in another thread and I would be down for something along those lines.
I'm just looking for a 3 or 4-day ride to really try out bikepacking for the first time.
I would love to split gas or drive, have somebody to enjoy the views with, as well as having a buddy for safety purposes.
I live in San Marcos and would probably leave from the Austin area. My target is the 4th or 5th of January, around the time the potential of rain in the park is gone.

Let me know if you're interested.
Since it is so quickly approaching, go ahead and call or text me at 9038218783 to tell me if its a possibility.

Thanks
Andrew