Carrying gear on a small bike

[flash]

Hi
I wondered if anyone has any brilliant ideas to carry luggage on a small (Surly 1x1) frame. The frame bag carries tools / tubes, etc, then 2 fork bags and a saddle bag. I use Mary bars and am thinking a bar bag might possibly be enough (any recommendations?). I don’t have rack mounts and can’t carry a back pack….
Ta…

[voodoo_simon]

Aeroe rear rack?

Up front, basket that is mounted through the axle if it’s more road/gravel than mountain biking.

[flash]

Thanks, I’ll look into them..

[rivers]

I'm 5'2" and ride a 46cm gravel bike and have a friend who is 5'0 and rides a surly bridge club. I have a tailfin aeropack and mini panniers (expensive option), and she has a standard pannier rack with dry bag bungeed to the top (cheap option). Both work brilliantly. Front bag- again she has a dry bag bungeed to the handlebars and I have a topeak frontloader. I use a handlebar extension flipped upside to push the frontloader up and off the front wheel (about £8 on amazon). We both have planet x fork bags.

[BridlewayBimbler]

Ortleib Quick Rack if you don't have rack mounts. Or if you've recently won the lottery, then maybeTailfin ?

[godivatrailrider]

Jack the Rack https://bikepacking.com/gear/jack-bike-rack-review/ on the front ... there is / was one on the For Sale board on here....

any rack on the back.

[flash]

That’s neat. I don’t have mounts at the rear for a rack….

[godivatrailrider]

That’s neat. I don’t have mounts at the rear for a rack….

There's a few that fit that don't need mounts... I have a Thule one in the shed... not dissimilar to this https://www.thule.com/en-us/bike-packs- ... k-_-100090 they're very good.

[flash]

Ta.
I think with small saddlebags front and rear, 2 x bags on the forks, a half frame bag it’ll be fine. I’ll hopefully test that next week.

[rivers]

Ta.
I think with small saddlebags front and rear, 2 x bags on the forks, a half frame bag it’ll be fine. I’ll hopefully test that next week.

Just noticed you're Bristol based- I live in Nailsea and work in Brislington
. Happy to go through my various set-ups if you want. I'm 5'2 for reference

[flash]

Thank you for the offer. I’m going to test my set up next week. If I can get all my stuff in, I’m sorted, if not I might take you up on your kind offer….

[The Cumbrian]

My girlfriend is a whisker under 5' and has Mary bars on her bike. There wasn't much space up front, but a Jack rack and Wizard Works Shazam work really well.