A pannier on one side of the rear rack does change the balance but hardly enough to notice. You might notice you need to lean a little against it when hands-off peeling your breakfast banana. I have not tried panniers in the front but imagine they might be a little more challenging. I like rear racks but somehow don't presently have a bike with one. For my commute as it is now, since they gave us all big laptops, I carry the laptop backpack.
I've also gotten tank-slapper with a trunk bag. Both bikes that did it were classic steel road bikes. A MTB from circa Y2K, on which I also used the same bag, had no such behavior.
Originally Posted by
phughes
Yep, You're wrong, and you just resurrected and old thread.
It's ok. Traffic on this subforum feels welcome.