Thread: Commuting with a single (rear) pannier
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Old 11-25-14, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
It's funny yankeefan, that immediately before seeing your current thread, this redsoxfan posted to a local MetroBoston thread:


I estimate that the loaded single pannier weighed around maybe 10 to 20 lbs, and did not noticeably affect bike handling.
I used to commute home from Kenmore Square to Milton via Goddard Ave in Brookline. The climb up Goddard Ave on a fix gear with a single rear pannier would not have been fun.

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