Originally Posted by
loky1179
I've never minded the backpack making me too warm. In MN in the winter, that's a good thing, and in the summer . . . well, winter's coming soon, better to enjoy as much heat at you can!
Good point. Also thinking about greater ease of filtering through stopped cars during rush hour. My colleagues on road bikes with backpacks can do that more easily than me with my wider handlebar bike and panniers. REI has a bunch of Chrome backpacks for cycling on sale this weekend.
I'm not likely to buy a road bike this soon - I'd be more likely to go backpack on that - but it's something I'm thinking about now, thanks to this thread.