It must be lug. Lug, lug.
https://youtu.be/vmezIIrFQmY
No "what's in my bags" video, but here's a LighterPack page to put things in their proper place and track weights.
https://lighterpack.com/r/16tiph
For the final trick, a waxed chain!
Took a quick, fully loaded test ride on gravel, pavement, up/down hills and it is eerie how quiet it is.
I ordered a pre-waxed chain to see how goes. Future me can figure out how to maintain it.
@jerzone I haven't noticed Lighter Pack before. That is a pretty nice site that is pretty useful.
@LovesTha I've used it for a few years and it is quite useful for the way I think. Both for pre-planning and then once on a hike/ride being able to find where past me "hid" something. ":^)
@jerzone the later feels like the biggest win. Although I think i want nesting of containers. Like the 12mm spanner is in the red tool bag in the rear right panier.
@LovesTha Previous trips I didn't remember to include the weight of the bags, so now they are in the "on bike" category (still missing a couple). Yes, hierarchical would be nice for some things.
@jerzone there are work arounds, and they don't suck at just two layers.
(Prefix/suffix for inner container. Have sub containers as a different setup. Etc)
@jerzone In my experience... they don't handle getting wet very well. If I got caught out needing to ride on a wet road that meant I'd have to re-wax the chain pronto...
Break chain, coil chain up with a wire hanger to lift-lower coil, heat can of wax setting in a pan of water on stove till coil of chain sinks to bottom, turn off stove, wait a few minutes for wax to cool slightly, lift coiled chain from wax and hang it above wax can so it catches drips, wait for wax to solidify, route chain back on bike in same direction as it had been and pin chain back together. Ride a bit where shedding wax doesn't make a mess...
On the plus side... Chains last a long time and aren't greasy-messy to handle while doing maintenance👍.
@lfisk I've seen a tiny bottle of "wax" for sale somewhere for in-between applications, not sure what's in that.
Yay! for waxed chains 🎉
I've been watching, with a small amount of horror, how chain waxing has gone from:
"Clean chain, then submerge in melted wax"
to being presented as this multi-step, multi-hour, convoluted, expensive, difficult, inconvenient ritual requiring buying special expensive wax, buying special expensive additives, buying dedicated crockpots, buying ultrasonic cleaners, buying temperature sensors, buying timers, buying special bits of bent wire specifically for hanging chains 🤯, buying special wax-absorbent garage matting to catch drips, buying, buying, buying …
My rewax is: put the chain in the old saucepan on top of the wax from last waxing. Melt wax, swirl chain around a bit, hang chain on an upside down clothes hanger to cool, then put it back on the bike.
The other trend I've noticed is "If you ride near a liquid you must immediately rewax your chain!"
I've got one cheap old bike that I only ride if it's raining, or if I have to ride through water because the local saltwater lakes have flooded the shared paths. That bike gets no love, and all that happens is that the chain gets light rust on the outer plates, and otherwise behaves just fine when I drag it out after months in storage.
YMMV, but ime waxing is quick, simple, money saving, and just … wonderful 🥰