Anyone have experience with Peakrider HAB gear?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peakrider/peakrider-the-first-bike-carrying-system

A voile strap wrapped between your seat tube and downtube may help. But I think you need to have a water bottle cage on your down tube to keep the voile strap in place.

cheers!
Greg

I second the idea of straddling the mount on the stem, if its off to one side mine always wanders to the narrow part of the bar then flops around. Its the worst. I would love to find a bolt on mount.

yeah I'm definitely in the camp of bikepack with whatever bike you already have. Just choose your routes selection based on what your bike can handle, even if thats cruising on pavement. Like the Ranger outlines, any bike can be fitted with a solid bikepacking set up.

Happy riding!
    

Agreed on getting a bladder in your fully framebag. A solid framebag that fills all the curves is definitely worth it. Be careful on the downtube location with the full suspension. I've cracked many cages when riding technical terrain and often the bike comes to a quick stop when it catches a log or rock. I wouldn't recommend keeping water on the harness when riding technical stuff. Feedbags off the bar work great especially with tall Smart Waterbottles, and then I think your next best bet is the saddlebag (if your not using a dropper, those things can't rebound that much weight). Also if you don't have a dropper, lots of fullys have plenty of space right under the nose of the saddle for a bottle. I like Voile straps for securing that one.

Cheers!

 

Voile Straps might be in order here. I think the longest they make them is the XL, 32" but you could always link two together if you needed the extra wrap.

The X-Pac also absorbs less from the elements (mud and water) which gives it an even lighter weight out in the wild compared to Cordura (especially the worn cordura Bedrock mentions). 

+1 on using a "weather resistant" bag. I like the 1L dry bag from sea to summit and just stuff that guy with my electronics, then place that in whatever bag i have up on my bars. Some idea with the zip lock but more robust.

Cheers,
Greg

There is some good space under the top tube as well by the shock. Let me know if I can help (I'm at rockgeist.com)

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Greg

Hey Danny,

I run Rockgeist and can make this custom size if you'd like. Just shoot me an email if you're interested. greg@rockgeist.com.

Cheers,
Greg

No problems with cross winds either. For the bladder hose, I've found an in-line connection to be helpful to add length to the hose (so you can drink more upright) and some of the in-line connections you can fill with a quick-connect so you don't have to remove the bladder from the frame bag. If you're going to DIY or a custom build, consider adding a removable horizontal divider and have the bladder sit on either the upper or lower half for better organization. I like mine on the lower (bottom) half to keep the weight low.

Cheers,
Greg

Im not too familiar with the area, but check out homegrown MTB.

Cheers,
Greg

does the fork the have water bottle screw mounts?

Thanks,
Greg

Ah yes, +1 on the foam spacers, I forgot about those.

In regards to bike handling, for technical climbs and decents (e.g., the arizona trial race) I like to minimize the weight on the front handlebars as much as possible. This means no or as small handlebar roll as possible. If you spend a good amount of time out of the saddle climbing, keep in mind if your knees need the space that typical handlebar feedbags occupy.

have fun out there!
- Greg

Definitely agree on a separate base layer to sleep in, and I love going all wool for this. Wool boxers and t shirt.

Its definitely a problem that I haven't seen any good solutions for. I think the best I've worked out is to use a very narrow handlebar roll (~ 6" in diameter) with a long stem (maybe 90 mm or longer) and tuck the roll underneath the stem, pinned to the head tube, so the roll doesn't protrude past the breaks.

Goodluck,
Greg

Maybe consider putting your USBwerk in the feedbag that sits on the top tube. Many of the feedbags have ability to run cord in and out of the bag.

- Greg

Welcome!

It may be best to think about all the categories you'll need to cover for your trip, here are a few of the big ones:

1. shelter, sleep system (tent vs tarp vs bivvy, sleeping bag vs quilt)
2. cook system (butane, alcohol stoves, solid fuel, white gas)
3. Repair tools
4. Navigation (maps, garmin, nothing)
5. Food and water
6. bags to carry everything above

Have fun, the prep is just as fun as the trips : )

Great experiences with the SPD XT's here. I used to ride crank brothers, but the spring entry and exit became weaker after a season or two and I would unclip unexpectedly. But also don't discount the comfort that flat pedals give. If you go with flats, the ones with the raised pins for grip are definitely worth the little extra price tag. I did the AZTR300 in both the XT and flats, and I think i enjoyed the flats more.

- Greg