How do you commute?
04-03-09, 11:00 AM
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sturdy rear rack with milk crate.
I carry my stuff in a messenger style bag but throw it in the milk crate. Unless I stop for groceries on the way home, in which case groceries go in the milk crate and bag slung over the shoulder and onto the back.
I carry my stuff in a messenger style bag but throw it in the milk crate. Unless I stop for groceries on the way home, in which case groceries go in the milk crate and bag slung over the shoulder and onto the back.
04-03-09, 11:02 AM
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I use a backpack now but all I have to carry is my notebook (the paper kind not a laptop), an external hard drive, some DVDs for backup, and my regular emergency bike supplies (frame pump, spare tubes, etc.).
I used a messenger bag back when I was taking color theory and 2D design and had to carry a lot of art supplies.
I used a messenger bag back when I was taking color theory and 2D design and had to carry a lot of art supplies.
04-03-09, 11:08 AM
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What is the point of a messenger bag if you aren't on a bike? they are not really comfortable when walking...
04-03-09, 11:21 AM
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Last year, I would commute with an old obnoxious-colored Patagonia messenger bag from the 90's. I'm looking to try panniers for my new commute.
04-03-09, 11:22 AM
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it carries a lot of stuff, easy to toss over a shoulder, I don't find it particularly uncomfortable when walking- never even thought about it actually but I'm not walking all that far with it and, as I pointed out in my previous post, if I pick up groceries or something sizable to carry in my milk crate I can easily throw the bag over my shoulder and ride with it.
If you have a better suggestion I'm open to it.
04-03-09, 11:29 AM
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When my commutes are > 5 miles or so, I prefer panniers, but now that my commute has gone back to < 5 miles, I prefer a lumbar pack. Backpacks ride too high on my back and shoulders and mess bags slide around too much.
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04-03-09, 11:45 AM
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If I will be walking more than biking I like to take a backpack, if I am on the saddle more than on my feet I like my messenger bag (or panniers).
But obviously all this is just personal preference.
04-03-09, 12:19 PM
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Currently I have several basic levels.
Plastic shopping bags from the grocery store that I hook over my left handlebar. If I put the left loop on and then the right, it twists the bag and it stays secured better. I only use this for what cannot be carried otherwise ie my backpack and rack are full, and light stuff. Most frequent application, carrying collard greens.
A promotional drawstring backpack with nylon string straps from Channel 7. About the same size as this one.
It doesn't hold much, but it does go into Kroger under the Security Guards radar because it folds up small so it's useful for light shopping. It will hold 2 liters of seltzer, a pie and some other small stuff.
A capacious tdn7 jansport backpack does most of my daily carrying.
A Pletcher style rack with its spring-loaded claw and two bungie cords can handle some amazingly large items.
I don't have some useful panniers right now, but they can come in handy.
Last, but not least, is my Bikes At Work Trailer. The Pletcher Style rack is on the bike.
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