Originally Posted by
tarwheel
I often use the Otlieb front roller classic panniers on my rear rack. They fit great and hold a surprising amount of gear. It's also a good way to discipline yourself to carry less gear.
I've already posted these two pictures in a couple spots but I'll put them here again...this trip was about 250 miles on the Katy Trail 2004. I carried everything in those two bags and yes they were stuffed. The bags are 16" tall, 10: wide and 5 or 6" deep. This was my very first solo bike camping trip. I did not know what I was doing. I always had cold water, i don't think I've ever noticed any other bicycle with a cooler on the back!
The second picture is from around 1988 in Nashville, TN. My first car was a motorcyle, a Honda CX500. Great bikes at the time. I didn't really carry lots of stuff way back when, but I did have cold drinks.
