Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
^^^^ Or you can get something like this for those situations and have the best of both worlds:
http://www.bikebagshop.com/ortlieb-v...er-p-1720.html
It does have some things I'm not wild about...which is partially the nature of compromise/do it all products...but it does address these issues. I found this very useful when I was carrying heavy books to a class that also entailed some walking on campus. I think the QR3 system could be better and it's not as good a backpack as a great back pack.
I tried one of these one once at a local Globetrotter (think REI in the US) and I have to say that there is no way I would do anything active with that bag. It was big/bulky and not contoured to one's back. I'd never go climbing or on a day hike with it for example. To be honest, it felt/looked like the worst of both worlds
Not really a good pannier and really awkward on one's back.
After trying it on, I immediately bought the ARC'TERYX bag that I always post and have ridden with a backpack since.