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My low budget setup for a weekend ๐Ÿ˜‡ (discuss.tchncs.de)
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I was on a short trip on the weekend and wanted to have my luggage on the bike instead of carrying it on my back. (Unfortunately, I don't have a front bag yet.)

Some detailed shots of the attachment:

Wooden rod attached to underside of Brompton Backpack and backpack shoulder straps layed over

During my trip I realized that my legs are hitting the rod a little. I repositioned it a little further back during the tour.

Backpack attached to Brompton rear rack

To increase the stability, you can wrap the rubber straps around the rack (behind the wheel) which will increase the tension of the straps.

The idea was taken from Gianni who has a lot of great tips around Bromptons touring: https://piped.video/watch?v=vfQe4f0jbZs

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[โ€“] lemann@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love the creativity in this one.

Nice that the bag has a chest strap to hold the arm pieces onto the rod, also adding a bit of tension overall

[โ€“] maxmalrichtig@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! Yeah, I feel that the chest strap brings quite some stability to the setup. Backpacks that have an additional hip strap are even better, as you can wrap that one around the tube as well.

[โ€“] Schrecke@mastodon.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@maxmalrichtig ๐Ÿ˜ thanks a lot for sharing!

[โ€“] maxmalrichtig@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

You are welcome! ๐Ÿ˜‡

[โ€“] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, thats a really great technique. I am always a little stymied by the rack, the positioning means your feet hit big items. This is a great solution for more cargo space

[โ€“] maxmalrichtig@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, things are sometimes complicated with the rack. ๐Ÿ˜‡ However, some hacks exist to increase the cargo capabilities of it.

Additional nice thing about the backpack-technique is, you can attach some bigger items vertically to the backside of the pack (between the shoulder straps). This can give a convenient location for something like a tent or a sleeping bag without interfering too much with your heels while paddling.