Originally Posted by anthonya9999
Hi everyone -- The question about backpacks makes me wonder about a question I'm sure has been rehashed here many times before.
I wanted to ask about which you prefer and why -- a backpack or pannier -- setting everything else equal (distance of commute, weight of cargo, etc)
The second question would be -- which would you use for which kind of commute and which cargo weight?
I use panniers in the winter when I need to carry lots of stuff home (temperature fluctuations can be as much as 50F from morning to night). In the summer, I use a rack bag.
Stuart Black