{"id":18637,"date":"2018-02-24T13:44:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T18:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=18637"},"modified":"2018-02-25T21:04:01","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T02:04:01","slug":"whats-in-my-pack-2018-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/24\/whats-in-my-pack-2018-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s In My Pack? (2018 Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Back in 2012 I wrote\u00a0What Do I Carry When Riding My Bicycle?<\/a>\u00a0to show what I carry to be prepared for long mountain bike rides with a pack. Six years and some refinement and reduction later, it’s time for an update.<\/p>\n

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I like to do longer — but single day — rides, summer and winter, on any kind of MTB from XC to trail to fat bikes. My gear tends to stay the same for everything from an endurance race to a long day on dirt roads linking together parks, back country rides during a road trip to the typical after-work roll around a suburban park. None of these require the bike packer-level of supplies, but feeling assured that a surprise situation will be manageable does require a bit of planning. Since water and primary food (typically ERG! Energy<\/a> bars and\u00a0Infinit Nutrition<\/a> mix) varies by ride I won’t be covering it here, but my pack and pockets have plenty of room for extra drink mix and food.<\/p>\n

Almost everything I carry is because it was needed at some point in the past, and I like knowing that my gear is consistent between rides. When doing MTB rides I almost always wear a pack,\u00a0only leaving it behind during shorter races where I’m trying to be competitive or rides where I’m okay with walking out should something happen.<\/p>\n

My current pack is an\u00a0Osprey SYNCRO 10<\/a>\u00a0in Velocity Green color, M\/L size. This is a high vis yellow\/green that I chose because it both helps me be seen and it stays cool in the sun. Having a thin metal frame and mesh back keeps the pack away from my body which keeps me cooler in summer avoids a sweaty back in winter. A replacement badge from the Sport model\u00a0Road ID<\/a>\u00a0is slipped over the elastic on the upper part of the left strap near my head, providing easily-visible identification and emergency contact info.<\/p>\n

While many folks are moving to frame bags and waist packs, I’ve stuck to a pack because it allows me to carry a lot of water, easily transition gear between bikes, and it doesn’t rub on the frame. Frame packs seem like a great option and work out well for many folks, but as of now they just aren’t for me.<\/p>\n

Here’s the two setups, summer and winter, tiered to show how things are packed:<\/p>\n

Default \/ Summer MTB Pack:<\/p>\n