Best way to transport luggage on bike?

[VincentAugust]

Hi guys and girls,

I will be traveling from Nimes to Nice by bike with my brother in mid August. I've routed out our way and estimated It'll be around 230 miles over the course of 2 days, with a few stops n the way to admire the landscape. We both have Pinnacle road bikes. I've just got one big problem which could maybe be easily solved with advice from anyone on this forum. Basically, i don't know how the best way to transport our luggage would be. I plan to pack minimal, but i will still need to pack quite a lot of things with me. My first idea was to send an ordinary piece of luggage through a courier service, but it seems really expensive and complicated as you have to value what your sending etc. Another option i considered was to take my luggage with me on my bike by installing a rack on the back and getting some panniers to put on top and on the sides, but from looking in shops and online i can't find any that would be of decent size. Would any of you have recommendations on other methods of transport or expand on any of the ideas I've come up with already? Any help would be extremely appreciated!!

-Vincent

 

[watermelon]

What about a trailer? A lot of people prefer them to panniers and you can certainly get alot in them. Good luck going 230 miles in 2 days though.

 

[Froze]

So why travel with a bike on a airlines with a trailer? Or does one buy a trailer when they get to their designation? Actually the use of panniers is more wide spread then trailers. But don't take my word for it read: How Bike US: Trailers vs Panniers and read: Adventure Cycling Association

And your only going for 2 to 3 days a trailer is a bit of an overkill, in fact you probably only need rear panniers and luggage rack, seat bag and handle bar bag.

Yes 230 miles in day is tough, that's 115 miles each day, doable but pushing it with loaded bikes.

 

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[Lesse1972]

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[googlebike]

I always get my baggage in my bike. You can carry a few and ligth objects. You can carry 20 kg in your bike. In climbs will be more difficult but in the rest is the same. Very luck!!