How I pack my bicycle without panniers

Pannier bags can be expensive and heavy, in this video I demonstrate how I attach camping gear to my mountain bike with 4mm ropes. I am preparing to cycle downhill in a mountainous bushland part of Australia. Panniers are great for people doing long overnight road tours on their bicycle, but on a rugged cross country trail panniers are a dangerous burden. When riding a bicycle in a seated position about 70 of your body weight is on the back wheel, with rear panniers there is simply too much weight on one