Originally Posted by
tcarl
Front panniers need to have equal weight, or else your steering will pull to whichever side has the most. For rear panniers it really doesn't make any difference at all.
It may matter a bit more with front panniers, but my wife and I commuted for years on our tandem and our normal load was all in one front pannier and I never noticed any balance issue. For rear pannier loading I'd note that this man seems to be riding ok with a rather unbalanced load:
I doubt that he'd find it easier to balance things with a second refrigerator.