Originally Posted by GirlAnachronism
I think the straps on my backpack were too wide...The straps would dig into the sides of my arms, and they just never sat well on my shoulders when I was riding. Now with a mess bag most of the weight sits on my back, instead of on my shoulders, and I'm a happy girl.
I see. Not to with backpack vs messbag, just that particular pack...
BTW, I don't get all this sits high on my back...sits low on my back... no weight on my shoulder etc. stuff.
Both backpacks and mess bags sit whatever way you adjust them, and I didn't feel much difference. The centre of gravity of a messbag is more than likely lower than a backpack (BTW, the 90° rotated position is the biggest plus of messenger bags imho... you can get into them from the wide side as opposed to having to dig to the bottom of a backpack). But that doesn't mean that they work all that different form a backpack.
But then what do I know.