Originally Posted by
john4789
Chicago Chrome users unite! A person's size is definitely an issue in choosing a bag size. I'm 6'-2", 245lbs so the chrome metro feels right to me. I even thought of going to the Berlin but couldn't pull the trigger on price. I've hauled 35 lbs of groceries easily if that is any measure.
Edgewater - what is your route through the city?
I live in the very bottom of Edgewater (Foster and Ravenswood) and I commute to Edgebrook, so my commute takes me from Foster to Lincoln Ave, all the way up to Pratt where I snake up to Touhy (7200N). It's a good 9 mile ride each way, though Lincoln Ave that far north isn't exactly cycle friendly.
Originally Posted by
jimmytango
Yet another Chicago user checking in. I have a jacked up left shoulder, and I can'd stand right shoulder bags, so I got a Kelty Goshawk. 36 liter backpack, and I have no helmet issues.
Also, we need to get a Chicago SSFGArmy ride going sometime.
I'm down for a ride whenever. That'd be pretty awesome.
Sometimes I do worry about the long term effects of having such a loaded bag on my one shoulder. There are sometimes when I get to work, or home and my left shoulder is pretty sore. I just switched from bullhorns (more upright) to drops, so hopefully having my back more horizontal will help distribute the load better.
Though, much to my wife's dismay, I have been dying to buy a Chrome Yalta. Like, really, really bad.
