Originally Posted by
CliffordK
When I go "thrifting"... unfortunately the thrift stores allow purses, but not backpacks, so the backpack is sometimes locked with the bike, sometimes checked inside. Pretty much any other time, the pack is with me. Good panniers could be brought with a shopping cart.
I agree and find that a backpack is really necessary for multimoal commuting ... for example:
Friday schedule:
cycle into work (10km)
leave bike in faculty bike locker
work
walk (2km) over to town center
catch bus to adjacent city (15min)
catch high-speed rail toward London (2.5h)
change trains one stop short of London
catch commuter rail one stop North on branch line
walk 2km over to other town center
reverse starts at 5.45a on Monday morning.
do I really want to lug a pannier around or change items (with potential for losing something/leaving something behind during the swap) between bags?