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Ring the Peak Bikepacking Trip Prep

Getting ready to Ring the Peak with Nick. We plan to take a fairly casual 3 days to complete the trip. I've done a few bikepacking trips in the past, but used old school racks and panniers. For this trip, I've significantly updated my setup. I have an F3 Designs seatbag, a Revelate Designs Tangle bag , a Revelate Designs Sling and drybag, and two Salsa Anything Cages with dry bags attached. In addition, I'm carrying a Wingnut Hydration pack . I've tried to keep the amount of gear on my back to a minimum and I think this configuration will do that. My Wingnut only contains the things I'd take on a normal ride (water, snacks, tools, rain jacket, etc). I've had the bike out for a couple test rides, including a decent amount of singletrack while fully loaded at lunch today. The setup seems very nice. Certainly way nicer than a rack and panniers. The bike behaves in a very normal, unloaded fashion, only requiring a slight bit more input for small direction