Originally Posted by
bikemig
Yeah cool stuff actually. I'm suspect that front panniers were around in the late 70s, but they were popularized by Jim Blackburn I believe in the first half of the 80s.
I think you're right about that timeline. In 1983 I rode the Bikecentennial "Great Parks Odyssey" (Durango > Jasper). Many of us had Blackburn high racks on the front. Occasionally we would see a bike with the cool new fangled "low riders" approaching from the opposite direction with bags appearing to be dragging on the road!
Our leader on the left, my bike on the right 1983 ...
One fellow in our group already had a low rider ...
By 1985 I had a low rider! ...
