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Old 13 Jul 2022
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The Mosko Nomax, I came close to ordering it last year - but they were all sold out of the map pocket, so I decided to wait for it to get back in stock to save on the freight and customs clearance fees. I've never seen one IRL, and I'm having second thoughts. Although all the compartments helps keep things organized, my set up varies so much from ride to ride that I'm worried it that those compartments would make for too many constraints in terms of things I could do with it - like having a camera on the ready, or pulleing up to a street vendor to buy some fruit and a bottle of water and be able to just toss it inside and go. For this purpose having the Mosko Hoodie with one compartment seems like a much better option (can it be used as a backpack?).

When I need to leve my bike unsupervised for a short while, it would be nice if I could toss my tank bag on my back and take a stroll - without having to move my camera, papers, etc from another piece of luggage - with the rest of my lesser valuables "safely" locked in my alu panniers.

I don't need anything big. I also prefer having my most important valuables in front of me - in addition to the things I access often from the saddle.

I have contemplated getting one of those ultra compact backpacks that you can put in your pocket - which I guess could serve many other uses like you point out. I do sometimes carry s dry bag on the seat that can be used as a backpack - do maybe the Mosko would work just fine.

Water bladders is something I only use when I ride hard, straneous and fast - where stopping to drink from a bottle is not an option, but constant hydration is a must. For travel I find bladders more hassle than they are worth (just a personal thing). I prefer to stop every hour, get out of the saddle, take off my helmet, air out my jacket, adjust gear, take a photo.... and take a swig of a crisp bottle of water, and then quickly get back to riding again (making several consequitive 6-8-10 or even 12 hour days possible).

When carrying a water bladder I can't decide whether I prefer having it in the dedicated pocket in my jacket or on the bike. Having it on my bike is more comfortable, wheras having it on my body is more practical - i.e. when walking away from the bike. Anyhow, having a water pouch feature on my tank bag is not something I've ever missed - I've always found some way to rig it without too much trouble (but who knows, if I ever got to try such a bag?).

Maybe I ought to take another look at the various mosko options. I'm just wondering if there are some other great options out there. I do own one tail bag that converts into a decent backpack - but the whole process with the straps is just too enduring to make it even remotely convenient to switch between the two uses.
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