Timeline for What are the easiest methods to carry a backpack when cycling?
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| Feb 16, 2016 at 17:17 | comment | added | Erik | @ChrisH I've ridden on roads with text books only in one pannier before without problems too. I believe that rough trail riding would be a different ball game though. When trail riding I need to do more precise maneuvers at low speeds. When I'm riding on the road I'm generally stopped or riding 15+ mph without needing any precise maneuvers. Plus on the road I don't have to contend with rocky outcroppings, big roots, a narrow trail with a nasty foot deep washed out section a tire width to my left, switch backing up a hill with loose rock, etc. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 17:02 | comment | added | Chris H | On a decent surface I often go up to around 10kg on the left only (that's the side I prefer to unclip). The effect on handling is vanishingly small. My pannier is too small to take more weight than that, but I'd happily try it. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 17:00 | comment | added | Erik | @ChrisH You can't put the pack just on one side because the bike would be totally unbalanced. Panniers with the weight balanced on both sides is preferable to a back pack. Still I think you'd have trouble putting a strong rack on a full suspension bike, in my limited experience, panniers aren't really built to handle the bouncing, jostling ride that mountain biking over rough terrain will bring. Finally adding weight to the bike with a pack/panniers always changes the handling of the bike. On a road that isn't that big of a deal. When riding over rough terrain IMO its a much bigger deal. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 16:46 | comment | added | Chris H | Ah. You're strapping it on top. Then I kind of agree, though I'd find a way to strap it down securely -- quite possibly on the side of the rack. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 16:43 | comment | added | Erik | @ChrisH I'm not worried about the straps coming loose I'm worried about the pack shifting/rolling off the bike rack. Bike racks are typically significantly more narrow than a back pack, so I'm more worried about the pack rolling to one side or the other of the rack. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 16:37 | comment | added | Chris H | I can't comment on bike handling on really rough terrain, but you need to get some better straps. if they're working loose -- or tie off the slack ends. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 16:16 | history | answered | Erik | CC BY-SA 3.0 |