Originally Posted by
ron177
Hi there! Thanks for your (always) informative comments. I am carrying my backpack. It's a huge, somewhat heavy school backpack. I put my laptop and tons of books in it. Panniers are out of the question. They don't suit my purpose. I need something to put my backpack on. So what are your recommendations?
Appreciatively.
when I was using a backpack, I put it in a basket attached to the rear rack. worked fine though I felt it kept the weight a bit high (thus switching to the trunk bag + panniers). but if you want to carry a backpack then that's one way that worked for me. YOu will want a cargo net to keep the backpack from jumping out of the basket though.