Video: Backpacks on Bromptons
We’ve been getting a ton of questions about how we’ve attached backpacks to the the Bromptons. We’re using a pretty lo-fi solution, a dowel and some leather toe straps but it seems to work pretty well. We had some down time at Lolo hot springs so we made a short little video there and uploaded it from a little motel in Missoula, a few blocks away from Adventure Cycling HQ. Enjoy!
Hi Russ
Nice solution 🙂
What is the capacity of the rucksack please?
Thanks
Lee
Hi
I feel myself as a source of your inspiration for packing system change. I was via comment on previously shared packing system video. I posted video link with front dahon rack for backpack. Were you inspired by this or not? 🙂
Ladia – I don’t think we saw that video. Do you have a link?
The tip was in the comment where I wrote that my favourite solution is twodays mountainering backpack on handlebars and front rack on dahon bikes and cant imagine how to do it on brompton without brake bosses.
Link was this http://www.youtube.com/user/veloramacz#p/u/21/NkgO9VfH3tU
video is in czech so try last 10 sec for breef picture
I like your solution on brompton much from first second I saw it in your videos. I even put rear rack on my brompton bike too 🙂
Thanks for that one. Was eagerly awaiting a demonstration.
what do y’all do when its raining? use a pack liner…doesn’t seem like a pack cover would work too well.
thanks, i was wondering
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Ingenius! Wish I could do this but at 240 lbs I’m already at the load limit for a Brompton. With even minimal touring gear I’d be well past its limits. Have you weighed your bags?
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Why kind of rucksacks are those?
nice solution, I have always wonder how I could get more out of the rack in the back! Thanks
Hello Russ, I’m from Brazil. Here, we don’t have a Brompton, but I have a local folding bike. I’m using the folding bike to go studying in another city, using a bus as main transportation. You don’t know how much you helped me with my backpack. Thank you very much.
Hi Russ, what’s the length of your dowel? Tryin to make one right now : )
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What happened to the video from this post and other old ones
Looks like the link broke.
I found this site looking for the video also. Luckily I found the video on Vimeo for anyone else who has come here looking for it. https://vimeo.com/26700747