Originally Posted by bikenh

For off road riding...NO, I don't think I would want to b wearing the pack if I as riding of road. The only thing would be to make sure you have decent tires on the trailer and hopefully a pump that will work with both the bike and trailer tires.

As for the center of gravity. I love the backpack on the back. If you have it packed correctly..heaviest items on the bottom, once you put the pack on it fits like a glove. It doesn't swing any at all as long as you have the waist belt and sternum strap reasonably tight. Like I said, it fits like a glove. Running errands locally I've had over 50 pounds in the backpack and rode home with it and it rides like a charm. The big plus comes when you run into an area of high curbs, nothing can beat the backpack for clearance. It happened to me last year in Hagarstown, MD. I was REAL glad to have the backpack and not rack and pain in the arses. I had full maneuverability(sp?) to work may way through traffic that was badly backed up thanks to a fatal car accident on I-81.