Originally Posted by
himespau
Yeah, this is what I'm trying to get a handle on. On the other hand, if I'm commuting in that weather (I often wimp out when it gets too hot), I'm going to be soaked no matter what I do and my backpack at least has a hydration bladder. Went with the backback this summer, but might switch back to painiers (or just tossing stuff in the wald folding baskets I have currently attached to my rack) next summer.
If I could fit my backpack in a Wald folding basket, that would be my ideal world I think. With a bag in another basket on the other side for a spare.
Unfortunately I'm cheap and don't have expensive panniers that I can just grab the whole thing easily and go. Just a pain to get on and off the bike so I leave them there.