Thread: Backpack -> Pannier -> Trunk bag?
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Old 04-29-19 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Skaughtto
GCN did a test that concluded with a giant saddlebag coming out on top:
Aero is a whole different consideration.

I am SURE my filled panniers sticking out increase my aerodynamic drag and do not help me.

However...

1) I'm commuting on the bike for exercise. So less aero means more exercise so no love lost there.

2) I bike before I drink my coffee so I'm not exactly trying to set and land speed records in the morning anyway. Going home at the end of the day is a different story.
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