Originally Posted by New2Cycling
It's good to see that I'm not the only teacher biking to school. Do you use panniers? Do you just throw your stuff into a backpack? I'm still trying to figure out what to use to carry gear like notebooks and clothes.
I have both panniers and a trunk bag that also has zipout panniers. I haven't used all at the same time, though. I teach at a community college and tried to get as much work done as I could at school so I wouldn't have to carry my textbooks home. Starting this semester, we have software that has the entire textbook on it so that will no longer be an issue.
I tried riding with a bag on my back -- albeit, not a messenger bag -- and it kept slipping to the front. Also, I prefer to wear a Camelbak since I'm not very adept at putting the water bottle back in the cage.
Originally Posted by Special K
Do your schools let you pack in the building?
I made the mistake of asking if I could bring my bike into the building and the answer was no.
When I park-and-ride both ways (from a church six miles away,) I lock it to the rack that is right outside the door but also very near the security office. Starting this fall, I'm going to do a one-way commute of 17 miles from my house (drive in, ride home, etc.) so my bike will be locked to the rack on the back of my car which will be parked next to the police car, also right outside the door.
The rack is secured to the inside of my trunk -- not theft-proof but messing with all of that would certainly slow someone down.
When in doubt, DON'T ASK!
