Thread: Anyone commute with only a front rack and a porteur bag?
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Old 01-10-22 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by N2deep
When traveling I use a front rack and ortlieb panniers. I like the weight distribution aspect of front panniers and in the future will consider a porteur bag. BTW, Ortlieb panniers have a handle latch that releases the bag from the rack and straps to help reduce the envelope size, love these bags.
I'll second this. My core commuter setup is a city fix gear with fenders and LowRiders. Two small Ortleibs. For LowRiders, you want two panniers with roughly equal load or you will suffer considerable pull toward the loaded side. Those Ortleibs remove very fast and both carry nicely in one hand.

I would be concerned with road shock and a laptop. If I carried one, I'd put the laptop in a shock absorbing bag. Maybe a bubble pack sleeve slipped into the vertical pocket of the Ortleib.
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