Dunedrifter
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I recently sold my Bike Friday folder and bought a Surly Troll. I realized that I enjoy being on the back roads way more than fighting with automobile traffic/exhaust/noise, and the Troll is built for “gravel touring”. With fatter tires (2.5” on mine, but you can go fatter), it plows through the gravel with ease, handles single-track, and will speed you along on pavement.
It’s so damn versatile with mounts and braze-ons everywhere. I can put on thinner/faster road tires, switch from disc to rim brakes, put on racks for road touring, or set it up for ultra-light bike-packing.
I’m currently experimenting with a mixture of rear panniers and bike packing gear. The picture is of my previous set up with front and rear panniers, but I’m currently going with rear rack/panniers and either a frame or handle bar bag.
Anyone else have thoughts or insights? Let’s see your gravel touring or bikepacking set up.
It’s so damn versatile with mounts and braze-ons everywhere. I can put on thinner/faster road tires, switch from disc to rim brakes, put on racks for road touring, or set it up for ultra-light bike-packing.
I’m currently experimenting with a mixture of rear panniers and bike packing gear. The picture is of my previous set up with front and rear panniers, but I’m currently going with rear rack/panniers and either a frame or handle bar bag.
Anyone else have thoughts or insights? Let’s see your gravel touring or bikepacking set up.