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"I can't say any of this is "the best" but I have one and it might be right for this application: Ortlieb Vario Pannier: https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/product/198425/ortlieb-vario-ql21-pannier-single Converts from pannier to backpack,…"

"The mileage is impressive, but the consecutive days is flabbergasting! Bravo!"

"Strong start to the year, with 250 miles the first two weeks in January but then sidelined for six weeks with a back injury. Back into it in March and I’m up to 823 miles on the year."

"Do you have forks? I'm more a vintage-ish bike guy than an MTB nut, but my thought would be go high-end period-correct. Chris King for headsets, XTR for the rest. "

"Currently 43 miles or so shy of 3200 for the year. Adding a 21-mile (round trip) commute in September helped with my consistency this year. Next year I'll finally hit my annual(ly missed) 5200-mile (100/week) goal, I think."

"@Philip Hutchinson, I came back to post exactly that. (I know it's not exactly apples-to-apples; the 100,000 bikes/day might be an estimate for the whole path, but still.)"