Originally Posted by
CCrew
Sorry bud, but you said it changes the handling characteristics. I ride your example "twitchy road bike" with a messenger bag with no differences. It goes nowhere and the bike handles the same Proof your blanket statement is dead wrong.
Maybe the 50 miles a day that I do it each and every day isn't enough of a test?
Like I said, the fact that with one particular bag it works for you is certainly interesting and useful information. But I think that to "call BS" says that everything I said is completely untrue, and it's not - if you have certain kinds of messenger bags (perhaps "cheaper" would be the term) they do "flop around". The lesson here I think is that if you're riding a twitchy road bike with a messenger bag, someone should be sure to get a good one like you have.
Personally I don't think I would be fond of having anything on my back, but not owning the one you do I would prefer not to argue about a hypothetical situation unless you want to ship it over to me to try out, lol.
