On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't understand how people can cycle with a pack on their back - > that's the suicidal part. I sometimes pick up a bit of shopping on my > way home from work and carry it on my back cycling from the tube, and > it is really difficult to check behind to change lanes because the > shift of balance nearly pulls me off the bike.
It's a courier thing, I guess. No doubt a good set of panniers is much more stable (lower centre of gravity and all), and a lot easier on the back, as well. However, our customers frown on us leaving their packages unattended on the bike while we go in and out of buildings making pickups. Hence the shoulder bags. However, you're certainly right... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
