Is the Mira or Manta Right For your Bikepacking trip? This system also makes it easy and convenient to refill your bladder without taking the whole thing out. It’s a little awkward and the hose got kinked on me several times during my hut-to-hut trip, stopping the water flow.īut with a bit of adjustment, this is easily fixed. The only thing I don’t love about the hydration system is the way the hose exits the top of the pack. However, they don’t work super well, especially if you’re carrying gear in the front zippered pockets and stash pocket where the compression straps don’t reach. This is particularly helpful when bouncing down rough singletrack sections. The Mira and Manta are designed with upper and lower compression straps to keep the packs tight and compact on your back. What I don’t like Ok exterior compression straps The packs are designed to distribute weight well and they sit comfortably on the shoulders and waist. I was a little worried that the extra water weight would make the pack sit heavy on my shoulders, but I really didn’t notice the extra pounds at all.

If you need to carry more water, you could easily swap it out for a 3-liter reservoir. The Osprey Mira 32 and Osprey Manta 34 were designed with a designated hydration pocket and they each come with a 2.5-liter hydration reservoir. Dedicated hydration pocket with included reservoir The rain cover tucks into a small pocket at the bottom of the pack and can easily be accessed or stashed depending on the weather. When the skies open up and start dumping rain down on your adventure, the Mira and Manta have an integrated waterproof rain cover to keep your pack and gear nice and dry. The mesh panel is designed to keep the pack a few inches away from your body so you don’t have to suffer through a sweaty, itchy ride.Īnother bonus to this feature is that most of the pack weight is also kept off your back. If you’re in the saddle all day, you’ll want a pack that allows for optimal airflow across your back, and the Mira and Manta deliver. One of the biggest key features of these packs that I love is the open mesh back panel. 3D-tensioned open mesh AirSpeed back panel To stay even more organized, you can buy the separate Osprey Tool Roll. Good organization is especially important for bikepacking trips when you need to keep track of small things like tools and spares. There are 7 exterior pockets including two side mesh pockets for water bottles (or flip-flops on my hut-to-hut trip), one large cavity compartment, and several smaller pockets for miscellaneous organization. Variety of interior & exterior pocketsĪnother favorite feature of the Osprey Mira is the variety of pockets on the inside and outside.

That being said, if you have heavier gear, I recommend packing that stuff in a frame bag or saddle bag and keeping your Osprey pack as light as possible. I actually couldn’t believe how comfortable the Mira was while pedaling 200 miles on the Telluride to Moab Hut-to-Hut trip and the 60 miles on Black Canyon Trail in Arizona. It took me a few minutes of adjusting all the straps to get a good fit, but with a little patience and testing these packs are really comfortable, even when fully packed and loaded. To get the best fit, the Osprey Mira and Manta have multiple adjustment straps on the shoulders, back, sternum, and waist. I wouldn’t recommend these packs for every bikepacking adventure, but if you don’t need to carry a ton of gear and you want to keep your bikepacking bike light and agile, a backpack setup could be a great choice. The Osprey Mira and Osprey Manta packs were designed specifically for overnight backcountry hut-to-hut trips, which was one of the biggest appeals to me. (My boyfriend at the time tested out the men’s version – the Osprey Manta 34 – and also loved it for this type of adventure). In this post, I share my thoughts on what I loved and what I didn’t. While there’s no one right answer to this question – and honestly every bikepacking trip requires a different gear setup – I recently tested out the Osprey Mira 32 pack on my Telluride to Moab Hut-to-Hut trip and thought it worked great. Do you go with a frame bag, handlebar roll, and a seat post bag or do you carry everything on your back in a large bikepacking backpack like the Osprey Mira and Osprey Manta? Finding the right gear-carrying setup for a bikepacking trip can be a challenge.

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