Originally Posted by MichaelW
As far as pannier style:
A heel cutout prevents catching your heel and allows more forward mounting.
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My fav design is by Carradice.
Since you brought it up,
1. is the heel cutout for non touring bikes but will work with any bike with heel cutout
2. Heavy touring is obvious: a. front panniers, b. rear panniers, c. rack panniers and maybe handlebar bags for those who carry along the kitchen sink.
But what if doing super light, max 1200cubic inches, or light, max 2400 cubic inches.
Do you use:
[ ] front bag only
[ ] rear bag only
[ ] rack bag only
[ ] hard shell aero bags?
[ ] stuff all the goodies inside a tailwind fairing
Which option gives you the best handling and most aero results?