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    Advice for birding in a bike

    Hi, Primarily, the Ortliebs are a pain because you need to keep pulling on the carrying handle to keep the hooks unlocked while hanging them onto the bike. As the carrying handle is on the back top edge, they cannot hang straight down as conducive to the process. Any attemp to support them...
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    Advice for birding in a bike

    Hi, I don't have a systematic approach to padding, but I always stuff something soft into the pannier that takes the scope, though I think it's not strictly necessary. As I use Ortlieb panniers that are made from textile, they have stretch enough to dampen "up" jolts, and are soft so they...
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    Advice for birding in a bike

    Hi, In Germany, there are usually at least trails wherever you go - in fact, you're not supposed to leave trails in natural reserves. So depending on what you consider off-road, my answer could be either "yes" or "no" :-) I don't think I ever got road splash on my lenses, but all my bikes...
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    Advice for birding in a bike

    Hi, Binoculars around the neck, camera in a handlebar pannier, tripod on the rear rack, scope in the rear pannier. Regards, Henning
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