Backpack vs Pannier

[cyberknight]

All depends on the weight you carry asyesterday i had around 30llbs of stuff in my panniers, i would not have liked to cycle a long distance with that on my bike.
I like the opportunity to be able to carry more stuff if i need to and hate sweaty back syndrome.

next you will fall in love with mudguards ...you cannot resist the power of the practical side

 

[MancRider78]

Mudguards, MMM, those and a pannier rack swayed the decision of the bike I bought!!!

 

[young Ed]

i cycle to the bus to get to school and back every day 2 miles there and 2 miles back with a rucksack on my back and have never found it uncomfortable i have in the past had a 20 litres i believe when laden weighing about 5-6kg im guessing but at the moment im on a 10 litre that probably weighs in at 2-3.5 kg when laden
never tried paniers but i am considering investing in a pair from the bay as they post pennies!
Cheers Ed

 

[Kookas]

Panniers are lower in the SCR food chain; I wear my rucksack on my 16-mile commute, no intention of changing any time soon either.

 

[pally83]

I commute 23 miles each way and have never had any problems using a backpack. Don't like the look of panniers on road bikes.

 

[vickster]

I see you are in Glasgow. I wouldn't want a backpack on for an hour plus in the current temps in London! However good an airflow system it has

 

[ianrauk]

I much prefer panniers on my commute bike.
But with a disc brake bike, you need one of those panniers that stick out about a foot either sidfe.
Not a good look.
So I stick to the ruck sack.

 

[young Ed]

why do you need panniers that stick out so far you need a wide load sticker wth discs? because of the idsc itself and the calipers?
Cheers Ed

 

[ianrauk]

why do you need panniers that stick out so far you need a wide load sticker wth discs? because of the idsc itself and the calipers?
Cheers Ed

Because the calipers stick out from the seat stays so you need extenders on the holding bolts

 

[young Ed]

Because the calipers stick out from the seat stays so you need extenders on the holding bolts

ah i can imagine that looking somewhat silly!
Cheers Ed

 

[ianrauk]

ah i can imagine that looking somewhat silly!
Cheers Ed

It doesn't look silly.
It just doesn't look great.

 

[MrJamie]

Because the calipers stick out from the seat stays so you need extenders on the holding bolts

Mine cleverly has the calipers on the chainstay rather than the seatstay, so it doesn't get in the way of the rack. http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bikes/model/seek.2/9319/49834/#overview

I haven't got round to finding a bag for the rack yet though, anyone got any suggestions for a cheapish one?

 

[ianrauk]

Mine cleverly has the calipers on the chainstay rather than the seatstay, so it doesn't get in the way of the rack. http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bikes/model/seek.2/9319/49834/#overview

I haven't got round to finding a bag for the rack yet though, anyone got any suggestions for a cheapish one?

Yup, Gaz' Norco also has the same.

 

[Sara_H]

I much prefer panniers on my commute bike.
But with a disc brake bike, you need one of those panniers that stick out about a foot either sidfe.
Not a good look.
So I stick to the ruck sack.

I have a disc brake rack (toepeak super tourist, if you're interested). Yes it's quite wide, but I like that. Don't know why - I like things to look substantial.

OH has a rack on his disc brake bke that fits through the wheel on a skewer (hope this makes sense I'm a bit unsure of my terminology) and it's no wider than a standard rack.

 

[Sara_H]

This one in fact.http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product...annier Racks&gclid=CMDSkdvbpbgCFYfMtAodfE4ACA