Single Pannier, which side?

[Little yellow Brompton]

When I only use one pannier I put it on the offside. I do this because it covers the derealieur , keeping it away from anyone who might brush up against it in the street or on the train, but I notice the majority of people see to use the nearside if only using one. Is it something I am missing or am I putting too much thought into this?

 

[2Loose]

Right. It makes you appear wider to drivers and the car drivers tend to give more room imo.

 

[ianrauk]

offside for me to for same reasons as both of you.

 

[Theseus]

Likewise, for the very same reasons.

 

[Noodley]

single panniers are for losers.

 

[HLaB]

I tend to use mine on the left side because that the side I mount from and if I'm stopped to fiddle with it I'm not leaning into the traffic. I tried the offside for a while and found it made no difference on passes and was less convenient for me and anyway if a car is going to pass close it won't have something to snag on.
Edit: as Noodley knows, I lost the Cleish Hill TT, despite leading for all of 56seconds (I was no1 though) and ended up finishing 16th out of 32 on my first TT, so I guess I am a loser

 

[rusky]

Left for me as the bike leans against the crap in the garage on the right

 

[Cubist]

I prefer having a single panneir on the right as some up thread said people give you a wide berth, though I got taken out by a African bus driver not long back. The pannier bag got caught in the bus wheel arch !!!
So I dont really have a preferance nowadays

What were you doing in Africa?

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

hA hA ha :-D I was cycling into Manchester town at the time.

A hell of a commute, Chapeau!

 

[I like Skol]

For me, a single pannier just has to go on the right....... or the left, depending on which one I grab first!

 

[YahudaMoon]

Thanks :-D

 

[Cubist]

hA hA ha :-D I was cycling into Manchester town at the time.

So what relevance was the heritage of the driver?

 

[Cubist]

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Single panniers should be on the n/s. As the weight is offset with the drive that you put through the bike.
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Is that why my bike crabs sideways when I stand on the pedals?

 

[Noodley]

So what relevance was the heritage of the driver?

I was wondering how he could tell his continent of origin...

 

[MossCommuter]

You have to use both panniers

It's the law

(I have CDO - it's like OCD but with the letters in the right order).