[Closed] Two-day, overnight ride, road bike

Touring - Put a cheapo pannier rack on there, and a cheapo pannier, with some bin bags for waterproofing your kit.
Bikepacking - You'll need new bars, grips, saddle and tyres. Oh, what the hell. You're going need a new bike. Oh, and some bespoke frame bags that are made by a man in a shed in Guatemala that no one's heard of.

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[quote=Spud ]Been pondering a two-day road ride, with an overnight stop. Any of you do this and, if so, what luggage do you use? Been looking at just a large Ortlieb saddle bag and just the bare essentials, as I'll not be wanting to do much other than eat, wash and sleep. Also what kit do you take? Spare clothes or just dry/ wash at accommodation and wear again?
I dropped a LeJoGer at hos hotel in Inverness last week and all he had for the evening and his rail trip back home was his cycle gear (top, bib-tights, thin jacket) and a pair of flip-flops 🙂

Depends on where you are staying. In a hostel I'd be happy in my cycle gear. If you are planning to wash it though, you may not have enough time to get it dry (and what do you wear in the dorm? B&B usually means going to a pub, so I'd take a thin pair of trousers/shorts etc and wash the kit when I get in, thereby leaving enough time for it to dry.

I've travelled with an Ortlieb saddle bag and barbag and found that was enough space.

I took the ferry over from Poole too Cherbourg on a spare of the moment ride a couple of weeks ago for a couple of days on my Genesis cdf,

luggage wise I had a Topeak medium saddle bag with essentials I.e spare tube,levers,patches,multitool,co2 can,few zip ties,tape.
Alpkit toptube fuelpod,I bungeed my 1 man tent to the bars,in my 10 litre rucksack I carried map,spare briefs,socks,base layer,very lightweight waterproof jacket,toothbrush n paste,cleansing wipes,and a few other odds and sods(soap),spare phone,passport,oh and a sleeping bag inner purchased from lidl strapped on the outside of in a pod dry sack.

Now thinking about it it seems a lot,but I'd never done any overnight riding so I just took what I thought I'd need,I'll probably scale down when I go again,and get the proper bike gear to store stuff better,it was a last minute decision to go so had to use whAt I had.

Brilliant though.

Go for it!!.

Lightweight cargo shorts, long sleeve T, clean socks (day 2 riding socks), underwear, thinnish down jacket, washbag. I ride on flat pedals so don't need separate shoes. Goes easily in a Carradice saddlebag. Can squeeze extra bibs in there if I can't be sure of getting them dry overnight.

One of these does me pretty well for overnighters:
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Altura-Arran-Expanding-Post-Pack-2014_15711.htm

Fits any bike, comes off instantly and is easy to carry, and expands as you add/remove clothes.

Ortlieb bar bag with a pair of light trousers, base layer, jacket, spare shorts & socks. Throw in tooth brush & phone/Garmin charger.
Job done.
Usually riding in baggies, Dakine flannel & MT90's, so don't need to change for dinner at a pub.

Seat post rack and bag.(Topeak)
All you need if you pack smart.( or saddle bag if you want to go old/new school) 🙂

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In summer I've gotten away with a bivi bag (no sleeping bag) and a stove to cook some noodles on. The only problem is the smell (and potential saddle sores) resulting from not washing for 48 hours, so I'd advise having some means of washing and a change of shorts.

And 2nd captain flasheart said, no need to overdo it for 1 night, but I'd pint out that an alpkit koala + kanga is probably about the same price as cheap-ish panniers and rack, more versatile, and would easily swallow a comfortable overnight bivi setup.

If you are staying indoors then kit is pretty minimal. Personally I'd take a second pair of shorts as I doubt they'd dry overnight.

I'd consider doing it in my mtb shoes not road shoes as they are a bit easier to walk around in. I'd just pick up some food in a shop or take away to eat, rather than going out, again depends on location. Plenty of places wouldn't bat an eyelid at someone in lycra - might look out of place in a proper restaurant though.

I'd look at bike packing kit. Either a larger than average saddle bag, bar bag or frame bag. Saddle bag is my preference.

Before deciding how to carry, have a think about what you'll be carrying, if you own it, gather it up and look at the volume.

I've just done a three day, two night trip, staying/eating in B&Bs/pubs, which was my first touring type thing. In the £15 Aldi pannier on my bike I had:

2* jersey and bibshorts
1* undercrackers (for evenings)
2* socks (for evenings, then ride in following day)
1* LS tshirt (for evenings)
1* shorts (for evenings)
1* trainers (for evenings)
Deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush
Chamois cream 🙂
Phone, charger, wallet.

plus the cycling jacket, shorts, jersey, socks I was wearing.

Could have gone lighter, but it all fit, and I managed.

The wife had the same in another pannier. Which was also on my bike...

It's nice to have another pair of shoes to change into for the pub, particularly if your others are wet or have cleats.
Picked up a pair of these in the sale for about a tenner: http://www.hi-tec.com/uk/zuuk-mens-lightweight-shoe-black-grey-yolk.html

Ridiculously light! 166g (not sure if that's one or both, but even so)

Bonus points for not being Crocs.

I've done a few day'er rides.
a) Did Wessex Way back in March and stayed overnight twice, 1 farm B&B, 1 S****y Hotel. Took the CX'er and got muddy. Wore a camelbak and filled it with a clean set of 3/4's, 2 socks, 2 baselayers, 1 windjacket, 1 jersey, phone, charger, GPX charger and backup battery. Pack was horrible to ride with as it was too heavy.
b) roadie, 3 day'er Rapha North Yorks route, York to Broughton Hall. Being the roadie i took nothing other than what I was riding in and a grin. Stayed over in s****y hotels and thankfully it didn't rain. I did send on to hotel no2 a spare pair of bibs then got them posted back home.

Tip's I learned - Rain, check the forecast. I did both rides during no rain periods but that's not going to happen in the future. Plan ahead, if you can and want to ride light send on stuff to your next B&B/Hotel then get them to post it home (they'll do that no bother)

Things have changed a little here and I've bought Apidura seatbag and bar bag meaning my CX'er will become "Adventure Gnarmac'd" and I'm looking forward to P2P rides flat chat with minimal gear and sore knackers.
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Eating in B&B/Hotels after riding all day. It's nice if you don't smell, but I stayed in a s****y place and they put my in a corner of the dinig room and I didn't look out of place at all, covered in mud on my jersey.. You can of course eat in your room if going downstairs is a pain. B&B, more informal and actually a bit stuffier too.. got a bit of a sideways glance in one and once explained the Landlady promptly got out two sets of towels and a dressing gown for me 😆

Call ahead, keep in touch and they're more than happy to wait for you and clean up after you. Oh, Hotels will wash gear but that means running around naked until the morning or just wear the dressing gown like i did.