Originally Posted by tsl
I'm one of the few backpack fans you'll find on bicycling forums.
I guess I'm in an exclusive club, then. I'm a backpack fan, too. I have a GoLite Race and a Sea-to-Summit ultralight sil-nylon drybag for a pack liner. The combo weighs under 2.5 pounds, holds 3000 cu. in. of stuff, and the pack has a hydration sleeve, too.
There's more backpack bike commuters up here in Redmond than there are pannier bike commuters. I think it's because the SRT and B-G trails are a little narrow, a lot of commuters use the trails for at least part of their ride, and no one wants to wreck because they knocked panniers w/ somebody at 15 mph.