Certainly, to-each-their-own is the name of the game. I almost always ride with a pack but prefer water management on my frame - although for big rides I carry a bladder. I have a [**back protector**](https://nsmb.com/articles/swapping-bladders-back-protectors/) in my pack when I don't have a bladder, so I'm buying what you're selling there.
Tools are interesting. I have different rigs with different needs so rather than pack/re-pack I have a tool kit that straps on some bikes and other solutions for other bikes with the common tools (pump, zip-ties) in my pack.
But, I also have a bunch of friends who don't ride with packs anymore, not even hip-packs, and it occurs to me that either way (you, me, them) adding more Zits or better positioned Zits - frame size-specific Zits - isn't hurting anyone and could be a nice differentiator for some folks.
July 21, 2022, 9:25 a.m. - Andrew Major
Certainly, to-each-their-own is the name of the game. I almost always ride with a pack but prefer water management on my frame - although for big rides I carry a bladder. I have a [**back protector**](https://nsmb.com/articles/swapping-bladders-back-protectors/) in my pack when I don't have a bladder, so I'm buying what you're selling there. Tools are interesting. I have different rigs with different needs so rather than pack/re-pack I have a tool kit that straps on some bikes and other solutions for other bikes with the common tools (pump, zip-ties) in my pack. But, I also have a bunch of friends who don't ride with packs anymore, not even hip-packs, and it occurs to me that either way (you, me, them) adding more Zits or better positioned Zits - frame size-specific Zits - isn't hurting anyone and could be a nice differentiator for some folks.