BIKE SETUP - COLOMBIA | What worked, what didn't & Tailfin review

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@wa8936 3 ай бұрын

Undoubtedly one of the most useful and enlightening videos about bikepacking in general, thank you. I found this while searching for a Tailfin setup on a MTB.❤

@msoleilblais74 3 ай бұрын

Hey thank you so much !

@TheMajsterb 5 ай бұрын

Marie, you are my inspiration. Please do not stop....

@msoleilblais74 5 ай бұрын

Haha thank you!

@SherryOram72 7 ай бұрын

So amazing to see you fit all of that on your bike!! 🤗

@MrSabinson 2 ай бұрын

perfect review ! very usefull ! i prepare GDMBR

@omare_biketonature 7 ай бұрын

Wishing you all the best on the tour divide! I’ll be dot watching and cheering for you 😎, I know what you mean with smaller chainring, did 3 months in Colombia and those mountains are just extraordinarily beautiful but damm hard 😅

@msoleilblais74 7 ай бұрын

Haha yes SO hard! 😵‍💫 Thank you!! 😀

@JaysonBryant 7 ай бұрын

Loved the video., Loved chasing on the TD. And will be great to see you on the start line of the TD this year. Chase for first this year.

@msoleilblais74 7 ай бұрын

Haha thank you! Yeah 🤟😎

@elultimohabitante 2 ай бұрын

Hi Marie, great video. Could you help me? I am 1.70m, with an inseam of 78cm, and am about to purchase the Scalpel HT, but I am not sure which size I should pick, I see your is size S. According to the Cannondale size chart, I should go for a size M.

@msoleilblais74 2 ай бұрын

Ooof! Yeah that sounds about right. I'm 1m57. However... I do find it big a little. I have another one with 27,5 wheel and I'm more comfortable on it than my Scalpel. But since I used it for long-distance traveling, it's fine. Depends how you generally like your bike !

@davehoover8853 5 ай бұрын

I have been cold in Columbia! You may not have needed it, but always good to bring a puffy! Cool that you rode there.. I will look for a video about your tour. Do you have an extender for the seat clamp on your Aeropak? It doesn’t cure the issue, but it helps create clearance. Try their 0.8l top tube pack as it stays out of the way. How did you like the bike handling with front fork bags? I have a rigid OPEN and just put a Whiskey fork with bosses and will the 5l bags and keep them light. Thanks for sharing your rig!

@msoleilblais74 5 ай бұрын

Hey Dave! Thanks for your comment. Yes I'm using the extender for the Aeropack, it's just what it is with small bikes! (But Tailfin did send me a new prototype bag for the Tour Divide, after this vid, and it is better! Slightly smaller but easier to use, I'm not sure if the prototype bag will make it to the market but I hope it will!!) Yes also you are right about the 0,8L top tube pack, I didn't realize that I had ordered the biggest size! I use a smaller size now so it's better. As for handling with front pannier, well you are right, it's not as if you have nothing mounted, obviously we can feel it, but I got used to it and it didn't bother me. Except, maybe I was wondering if my suspension was responding differently depending on how much food I had? So maybe it the weight is always the same (exemple with a sleep or camp gear that you never take out while riding), maybe the suspension would be more consistent. That being said, I needed to service the suspension so maybe the variation came from that. You are doing it right, 5L and keep it light I think it's great ! Thanks for writing!

@probalint 3 ай бұрын

@@msoleilblais74 Great video, thank you for sharing it! I can't decide if you had 5 or 10L packs on your forks. I'm about to order my Tailfin system (alloy Aeropack, 16L rear panniers, top and downtube packs), but I can't see if the 10L fork packs were too bulky or not. I have an XL sized bike, but I'm affraid the 10L packs would make the front too wide... Any thoughts or ideas would help me, thank you!

@msoleilblais74 3 ай бұрын

@@probalint thats a great question. I had a 5L on the left side with my fuel bottle, and a 10L on the right! Haha You’re making good points. Bulky matters, but having space matters too. I think with your 16L rear pannier you can go with 10L to balance the weight with front. Also after having ridden the Tour Divide with rear pannier only (not balanced weight at all), I think I prefer being lighter on the front wheel when riding off-road/technical. So if youre planning to ride road you can do both, if youre planning a MTB set up, maybe just 5L front!! Another point, I did absolutely love the convenience of not having to dismount the bike to grab something. You could use the 10L and pck something light like your rain kit. Its all good ideas. Nothing is perfect, go with your heart and deal with what you have after!

@probalint 2 ай бұрын

@@msoleilblais74 Thank you very much for your thoughts, great advices! Cheers!