Great looking loadout and bag, but man that's a lot of stuff! I'm now running an Evoc Hip Pack Race 3L, and ~1L of that is taken up by the bladder (I don't fill it to the max so it stays flexible), but it's plenty for me. I also hate strapping junk to my bike so I have everything on my body. But I'm 100% on the Tubolito bandwagon now; the S-Tubo saved so much space. I guess I'll list my junk for the sake of conversation:
Evoc Hip Pack Race 3L
Water bladder usually filled to 1L
Crank Bros M17 tool
Small Leatherman tool
Lezyne CO2 inflator
KMC missing link plier/tire lever tool
Super cheap basic tire plug tool
Sram chain link
Tubolito S-Tubo 27.5
A few zip-ties
A small wrap of gorilla tape
A shoelace
A nylon strap with buckle to strap something on the outside of my pack if needed (usually a light rain jacket)
Wallet and car key go in the pack
Phone is zipped in my pocket
Clif bar in my other pocket
I think that's about it. I'm rarely more than an hour away from my car, so I don't pack too heavy. If it's really hot out I can carry a water bottle on the outside of my pack as well, though I haven't needed to yet.
June 18, 2020, 10:57 a.m. - Pnwpedal
Great looking loadout and bag, but man that's a lot of stuff! I'm now running an Evoc Hip Pack Race 3L, and ~1L of that is taken up by the bladder (I don't fill it to the max so it stays flexible), but it's plenty for me. I also hate strapping junk to my bike so I have everything on my body. But I'm 100% on the Tubolito bandwagon now; the S-Tubo saved so much space. I guess I'll list my junk for the sake of conversation: Evoc Hip Pack Race 3L Water bladder usually filled to 1L Crank Bros M17 tool Small Leatherman tool Lezyne CO2 inflator KMC missing link plier/tire lever tool Super cheap basic tire plug tool Sram chain link Tubolito S-Tubo 27.5 A few zip-ties A small wrap of gorilla tape A shoelace A nylon strap with buckle to strap something on the outside of my pack if needed (usually a light rain jacket) Wallet and car key go in the pack Phone is zipped in my pocket Clif bar in my other pocket I think that's about it. I'm rarely more than an hour away from my car, so I don't pack too heavy. If it's really hot out I can carry a water bottle on the outside of my pack as well, though I haven't needed to yet.