Agreed, I would rather keep my bike as light as possible even though your COG is lower with all your stuff strapped to it.
I have been using a Macpac Module \\(large\\) [https://www.macpac.co.nz/clearance/equipment/large-module-bumbag.html](https://www.macpac.co.nz/clearance/equipment/large-module-bumbag.html) for the last 9 months and can carry up to 1.5 litres of water, battery for night lights, all the tools I need, a tube and little bottle of Stans \\(because the last thing I really want to do is put in a tube mid ride if it can be avoided\\). It's a lot better than a backpack as it stays low on your hips and you don't get a sweaty back.
May 31, 2018, 1:56 p.m. - fartymarty
Agreed, I would rather keep my bike as light as possible even though your COG is lower with all your stuff strapped to it. I have been using a Macpac Module \\(large\\) [https://www.macpac.co.nz/clearance/equipment/large-module-bumbag.html](https://www.macpac.co.nz/clearance/equipment/large-module-bumbag.html) for the last 9 months and can carry up to 1.5 litres of water, battery for night lights, all the tools I need, a tube and little bottle of Stans \\(because the last thing I really want to do is put in a tube mid ride if it can be avoided\\). It's a lot better than a backpack as it stays low on your hips and you don't get a sweaty back.