Originally Posted by
RichardGlover
I noted the OP was running a single front pannier. I've gotten away with running a single rear pannier filled with a change of clothes. But I'd never use just one when my load was heavy, and I'd never try an imbalanced load of any weight on a front rack.
Yes, if you need to carry a refrigerator try to see if you can find a second one to balance the load unlike this fellow:
BTW, when we used our tandem as our commute vehicle we almost always carried our things in a single front pannier - never noticed any issue with it.