Originally Posted by
albertmoreno
What a novel solution. I've carried both a pannier and a backpack at my university. It gets old, too. I find that simply carrying less makes life a lot easier. Think about how much you use the things you carry and give the dead weight the boot. =]
It used to be a lot lighter heh, but now with mornings and nights being so cold, I have to bring extra clothes or I'll freeze. Summers I can get away with way less though. I'll have to remember that and try not to haul so much.
EDIT: Just wanted to add that nothing horrible has happened to me for using one pannier. Obviously bikes/racks/panniers are different though, so be careful the first few times.