Tailfin Tested: Bikepacking Made Easy
Last summer, I completed my first backpacking trip from Buffalo to New York City along the Empire State Trail. As a newcomer to bikepacking, I wanted to test out bags and gear that would work on my gravel Bike, TIME ADHX 45. My gravel bike doesn’t feature rack mounts anywhere on the frame. So, I started looking into soft bag systems. That search led me to Tailfin system of bags designed for accommodating race-oriented gravel and mountain bikes without mounts.
In preparation for that trip, Tailfin outfitted me with a selection of their equipment to test, which I previewed before we departed.
Almost a year later, I offer here a long-term review of that Tailfin gear in the context of that trip and other adventures. I also introduce three newer Tailfin bags and share my thinking about setups for upcoming adventures.
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