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Eurobike 2018 Coverage: Bicycle Touring, Bikepacking and Adventure Gallery

byAlee Denham
July 10, 2018

Here’s your Eurobike 2018 round-up! Today we’ll be looking at bike travel gear across the touring, adventure and bikepacking sectors from this year’s show. And there’s a lot of it, so get ready…

A special thanks to readers Tim Körner, Marco de Wit and Peter P for running around and taking these great photos while I’m in Bolivia. This event coverage wouldn’t be possible without them! 👏🏼

Acepac

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Acepac had more bikes than ever at their stand to help showcase their 2019 product range.
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Check out the monstrous pogies on this Ibis Tranny singlespeed! I can’t see any reason why you’d get cold hands on this bike.
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Want to fly under the radar? Here’s a bikepacking rig with a full camo Acepac ensemble.
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This titanium mountain bike is set up with a minimal front and rear Acepac harness set.
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Acepac has a unique half framebag design for 2019 that wraps over the top tube to keep everything stable.
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A hot pink Pipedream mountain bike decked out with blue Acepac bikepacking bags.
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A Singular plus-bike fitted with a grey Acepack kit.
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The strapping on the top of the Acepac seat pack allows you to easily carry additional volume. The canteen-sized stem bag is cool too!

Birzman

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The Birzman bikepacking ensemble is under US $300 for all six pieces. Provided the dimensions fit your bike, the two-piece frame bag allows you to choose between a half frame bag or (almost) full frame bag.

Brooks

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Brooks England has new saddles for 2019, including the Cambium All Weather and the Cambium Organic Light. The latter is lighter than before and its top is 100% biodegradable as it’s constructed using a recycled paper biopolymer, plus rubber and cotton.

Burley

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Yes, this Burley trailer is designed to carry everything, including your kitchen sink.

Busch & Muller

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The Busch & Muller front dynamo light display showed their wide range of light options.
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The new compact rear dynamo lights look great!

Cane Creek

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This is the new short travel Cane Creek eeSilk suspension seatpost that will take the edge off the bumps and vibrations. The 33mm ST model offers 3-4x more vertical flex than the best rigid seatpost; the eeSilk is expected to still offer 2x more flex with its 20mm travel. Oh, and it’s just 295 grams. You can read more about seatposts for comfort HERE.

Co-Motion

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A Co-Motion Americano 700c touring bike with S&S couplers, a Rohloff 14s hub and Gates belt drivetrain.
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This Co-Motion Siskiyou is built around a Pinion 18s gearbox, Gates belt drivetrain, sweptback bars and 650B wheels.
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It wouldn’t be a Co-Motion stand without a super sweet tandem! This thing looks fast.

Gates Carbon Drive

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This blinged-out adventure e-Bike is using a Gates belt drivetrain.
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The relatively new CDX:EXP is expected to achieve an even better range than the standard belt kit (more than 30,000km).
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Got a belt drive but find it squeaks in the dust? You need a Hanseline Belt Drive Care Stick. It applies like a glue stick to the teeth on your belt!

Ghost

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Ghost have just released this carbon adventure bike with 27.5″ wheels. It has space for 3x cargo cages, 3x bottle cages and a top tube bag.
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A KT dynamo hub (new for 2019 – more HERE) and a Cinq5 Plug III USB charger is fitted as standard.

Fritz Cargo

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The Fritz Cargo Transport Trailer is as light as 3.6kg in the SL version and 5.4kg in the regular. It connects directly to a QR rear axle but there’s thru axle adapters available.

Koga

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A Koga WorldTraveller-S build using a Rohloff 14s hub and Gates belt drivetrain.
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Koga was showing a new touring handlebar based on the Velo Orange Crazy Bar.
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The GrandTourer-S uses a derailleur drivetrain and lighter/faster parts than the WorldTraveller-S for paved road touring.
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A WorldTraveller-S build with 27+ wheels in hot pink!
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This unique WorldTraveller-S bike is built as a classic street bike instead of a long-distance touring bike.
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The e-WorldTraveller is now available with two batteries for a 300km+ pedal-assisted range.

Kona

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The 2019 Kona Libre DL is a carbon adventure bike packed with eyelets. You can fit front and rear racks, fenders, a top tube bag and cargo cages. With fenders, the Kona Libre can fit 700x45C or 650x50C tires, and up to 29 x 2.0″ or 27.5 x 2.1″ without.
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The lower cost 2019 Kona Libre employs 650B wheels and a 2x drivetrain.

Marin

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The Marin Four Corners Elite is a steel adventure touring bike that comes with thru-axles and a 1×11 drivetrain / 9-44t cassette. It’ll retail for US $2099.
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This base model Marin Four Corners (US $1039) has been decked out in Apidura bikepacking kit.
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The essentials have been strapped to the Blackburn cargo cages on the fork: single malt whiskey and Nutella!
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Blue is the alternative colour for the 2019 Marin Four Corners. These bikes come stock with knobby tyres for the new model year.
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The 2019 Marin Nicasio is a lighter-duty adventure bike packed with eyelets. It’s also a complete bargain at US $759!
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The 2019 Marin Nicasio Ridge is a 650B adventure bike with a full carbon fork, dropper seatpost and SRAM Rival 1×11 drivetrain.

MaxCycles

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MaxCycles brought this super neat Pinion gearbox, belt drive touring bike to the show.

Maxx

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The Maxx Crossmaxx bikes are designed for world travel, with a Rohloff 14s hub, belt drivetrain, dynamo lights and front and rear racks.
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Maxx is one of the only companies who cater to cyclists over 200cm in height. The Roadmaxx frames are about as big as stock bikes get – especially if you’re after something with drop handlebars.
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This Roadmaxx Randonneur has been custom-built to suit mixed surfaces. I’m really digging the colour-matched fenders!
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The Jagamoasta has been set up with a Rohloff 14s hub, belt drivetrain, dropper seatpost, super wide tyres and suspension fork. You can expect this thing to be able to explore almost any terrain on Earth (or Mars).

Montague

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Montague makes full-sized folding mountain bikes with a rear pannier rack. This can be a great feature for planes, trains, taxis and buses.

Moots

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Moots had their Routt 45 adventure bike kitted with SRAM wireless gearing and Apidura bikepacking bags.
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The Moots Baxter is a 29er dropbar adventure bike. This rig will fly along dirt roads but also handle rougher singletrack that most drop bar bikes cannot.
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The anodizing on Moots frames make them rather distinctive amongst the hundreds of new titanium bike brands.

M-Wave

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M-Wave have also jumped on-board with their very cost-effective bikepacking bag range. These will be sold at… WALMART!

Ortlieb

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Here’s the Ortlieb mid-sized bikepacking bag range mounted to a new Bombtrack 650B adventure bike complete with MRP Baxter 40mm suspension fork. Who here agrees we need more info on this bike!?
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Left: with camera flash. Right: without camera flash. Cool, right? Especially the all-black bags.
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All of the usual Ortlieb pannier suspects were on display too.
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The new ‘Free’ bag range brings together the durable polyester fabric used for years by Ortlieb, but the fabric is now free from PVC (a petroleum-based plastic polymer).
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Is this the greatest pannier colour ever? Possibly.

Otso

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The carbon Otso Voyek is one of the most versatile adventure bikes around. It is a 27.5+ or 29+ trail bike that can also accommodate up to 26 x 4.6” tires too. The chainstay length can be adjusted from a nimble 430mm to a stable 450mm and the bike has the narrowest q-factor of any fat tyre compatible bike (83mm BB).

Pinion

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The Pinion gearbox display allows you to get a feel for these fully weather-sealed gear units.
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Take a look inside a Pinion gearbox.
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Is this Portus Pinion trail service bike the weirdest in this round-up? It’s got a lot of funk going on…

Pro

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Shimano, yes… Shimano has launched a bikepacking bag range for 2019 via their component brand Pro.
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Pro components are available through every Shimano dealer globally, so we can expect to see some very wide distribution of the Pro Discover bikepacking bags.
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At the moment there are only four pieces to the Pro Discover collection.
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The Pro Discover Handlebar Harness offers an 8L capacity so it’s going to be well suited for drop bars. Foam spacing provides knuckle clearance and the drybag is dual-sided.
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The waterproof half framebag is available in one size (5.5L) as is the top tube bag (0.75L). Notice the direct mount bolt holes on the top tube bag which will suit many 2019 adventure bikes.
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The Pro Discover Seat Pack is 15L in size and uses foam spaces to provide clearance to the back of your legs.

Restrap

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This new aluminium Bombtrack for 2019 has 650x47C slicks and looks great with a Restrap bikepacking kit!
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The full Restrap bikepacking ensemble including three half framebags. Restrap still makes custom-sized full framebags if that’s what you’re after.
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I don’t recommend hanging your dangle this low!
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The nifty accessory bag mount on the Restrap handlebar harness.
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Restrap also had some new classically-styled panniers found on this Stanforth Conway touring bike.
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Restrap uses Rixen & Kaul Modul Hooks which are able to lock to the rack by snapping the red piece into place.
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The Restrap panniers are also available in a retro green. To the left are the Rando Bags available in 11L or 17L.

Rohloff

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It wouldn’t be Eurobike without a teardown of a Rohloff 14-speed internally geared hub.
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The Rohloff E-14 electronic gear changer.

Roswheel

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Roswheel has updated every bag model for 2019 and is now using higher-quality materials and adjustable rubber straps to mount their off-road bags. This is apparently inspired by military gear. The optional handlebar rack keeps the 15L drybag stable on rough terrain as well as at a distance from your front tyre.
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Rosewheel separates their bikepacking bags into two distinct categories for 2019: Off Road and Road.
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The 15-litre handlebar pack is dual-sided and has a small zippered pocket for your valuables.
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The Roswheel Seat Pack offers a 17-litre capacity and features an air valve to remove air while packing gear inside.
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The Roswheel Road bikepacking bags have reflective elements and some really sharp lines.
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The bags are smaller, lighter and more minimal in terms of attachment type to meet the less-demanding requirements of sealed roads.
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The brand new Tour bag range comprises of three different pannier sizes, a handlebar bag, a racktop bag and three different aluminium racks.
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The camera flash helps show the reflective patches incorporated throughout the Roswheel Tour range.

Salsa

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This Salsa Mukluk Carbon uses 4.8″ wide tyres but is still under 30lbs (13.6kg). The Revelate framebag is made specially to fit the unique frame shape.
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A titanium Salsa Timberwolf frame on display with some Revelate bikepacking bags.

Schmidt

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Schmidt had their anodised lights and dynamo hubs on display, as well as a hub teardown so you can see what’s happening inside.
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This quick release dynamo plug was shown last year on a Maxx touring bike, but it looks like it’s now in production.
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Schmidt front light colour options.

Sentier

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The Sentier bike trailer transforms into a rather normal looking bit of luggage once you stow the rear wheel and trailer arm.

Supernova

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Supernova had their anodized E3 Pro 2 lights on display as usual.

Surly

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The newest bike in Surly’s range in the Bridge Club. I recently added it to the 12 best flat handlebar touring bikes.
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The Surly Troll in Pea Lime Pie Soup green.
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The Surly Ogre is the 29er version of the Troll. It’s versatile and ready to tour almost anywhere.
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Should you need some plus-sized rubber, the ECR is your Surly touring bike of choice!
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Surly still makes the classic rim brake Long Haul Trucker, despite having widely expanded their touring range over the last decade.
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The Pack Rat employs a quicker-than-usual steering speed which offsets a front load to neutralise the steering. The bike comes with a huge front 24-Pack rack to start you off (but not the Porteur House bag).
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The Midnight Special is another new release by Surly. Dress it up as a light touring bike, solid commuter or gravel-eating machine. There’s provision for fenders, front or rear racks and wide tyres. It ticks a lot of boxes!
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If you’re planning on cycling on sand or snow and need to carry a lot of gear, the Big Fat Dummy is here for you…
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… or perhaps you’ve got a suitable bikepacking kit. Try this orange Pugsley in that case.
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The Surly Ice Cream Truck has shorter chainstays, dropper post routing, a threaded BB shell and 5.1″ tyre clearance for 2019.

Topeak

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Topeak has added a new cargo cage called the VersaCage to their bikepacking range. This one can be fitted directly to 3-boss mounts or to any fork at all using universal clips.

Tout Terrain

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This Tout Terrain is fitted with some new Cinq5 Shift:R brake levers. What’s so special about that? Well, they allow drop handlebars to be used with the Pinion gearbox system!
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The cables go from the TRP hydraulic brake levers down to the specially-designed shifting box for the Pinion gearbox.
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Also featured on this bike is a new carbon adventure fork by Cinq5. It’s thru axle, rack and fender compatible and will fit cargo cages on either side.
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The 27+ Tout Terrain Outback set up for trails with a Pinion gearbox and belt drivetrain.
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It had some nifty Pinion thumb shifters for those who don’t like the standard gripshift lever.
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The Cinq5 shiftbox is similar to that on the drop handlebar bike.

Tubus

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Tubus was showing the usual steel and titanium suspects, as well as a new front rack which can help support a randonneur bag or bikepacking handlebar pack. Alternatively, it can provide space to strap your drybag or additional water.

Tumbleweed

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Our photographer Peter P was very impressed with the Tumbleweed Prospector adventure touring bike. It’s designed around a Rohloff hub but can fit derailleurs too. There’s room for 26×4″, 27.5×3.25″ or 29×3″ rubber. The front and rear axle spacing is the same, allowing you to fit a rear wheel to the front at a pinch. The bike will fit front and rear racks, cargo cages and full fenders.

Vaude

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The Vaude Trailfront harness/drybag offers a whopping 19-litres of cargo space.
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Left: the 12L Vaude Trailsaddle seat pack. Right: a new lightweight pannier option for 2019.
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The usual high-quality adjustable clips are featured on the back of the new adventure pannier.

Velo de Ville

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A more traditional looking step-through touring bike by Velo de Ville.

VSF Fahrrad Manufaktur

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VSF had their first belt driven touring bike on display! The brand normally specs their touring bikes with hydro rim brakes; it’s nice to see this one with disc brakes. Perhaps this is a sign of things to come?

Zefal

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Zefal, famous for frame-mounted pumps, is now producing a waterproof bikepacking bag range too.
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The seat pack is available in two sizes.
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Zefal has also released a handlebar harness/drybag, top tube bags with space for a smartphone, and a small triangle bag that will fit inside your frame.

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Alee Denham
Alee is a bike and travel addict who has cycled through 100+ countries and doesn't really have any plans of stopping. Along the way, he creates technical resources, in-depth reviews, inspirational videos, how-to guides and more. If you've learned something from him, you can support his mission to create the best bike travel content HERE.
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