Originally Posted by
Chris Pringle
+1 - Try a lowrider front rack w/ panniers first. For hotel (credit card) touring, that's all you should need. If you still need more storage room, try a handlebar bag or get one of the inexpensive rear racks mentioned here for a racktop bag.
And for someone riding a 62cm frame it'll get weight off the rear wheel. It seems that the frame is just flexible enough(with my 220lbs) that a wide rear rack and far aft pannier position can set up high speed wobblies riding with one hand and for out of the saddle riding it's way wobbly compared to stiffer touring bikes. Fixed the handling problem with a narrow Axiom rack and front mini rack. It's my commuter bike, for any medium weight touring load I'd go straight to low riders and strap dry bags to the Streamliner rear rack.