Cycling backpacks to stop back sweating

bikecommuter123

mpalmer123 wrote:

Hi,
I am cycling to work and trying to find out if any of your products will stop\prevent my back from sweating(current one does not). I would use it to carry lunchbox, towels other small items - not water.
I have found it difficult to simply find a product that carries various items with an air-vent(are there good websites) and I will be grateful for any information received,


Mr Mark Palmer.

Hi,
I have a HybridBackpack that allows me to take my backpack off my back and put it on top of the bike rack unlike pannier which hangs on the sides of the bike rack. Got it for $40.00

Like I said, it allows me to take my own backpack. Reduced the pain and sweat on my back.
The website has videos showing it carrying a case of beer and other items such as Rubbermaid Tub. Very Neat item.

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ooermissus

Father Jack wrote:

Rucksacks are ok for lighter loads...

+1 - It's definitely a weight issue. The other night, riding home with a laptop, u-lock and a few other bits and pieces, my bag weighed almost as much as my bike. Made me long for a pannier... But for a lighter load, a backpack works just fine.

solsurf

Monty Dog wrote:

Deuter - my Race X-Air is 8 years and still going strong. Minimalist size but they do bigger models

Yep use a deuter here, really good quality the only other make I see with a good venting system is the osprey range and they really do look nifty

Headhuunter

Just get a normal rucksack and embrace the sweat. You can always shower when you've finished on the bike! I don't like panniers and bags that hang off the bike - they definitely alter the feel and handling of the bike, especially round corners or when out of the saddle accelerating. I use a 40 litre rucksack which sometime weighs 15+kg when fully loaded and it's fine for short hop commutes

ooermissus

Headhuunter wrote:

I don't like panniers and bags that hang off the bike - they definitely alter the feel and handling of the bike, especially round corners or when out of the saddle accelerating. I use a 40 litre rucksack which sometime weighs 15+kg when fully loaded and it's fine for short hop commutes

So a pannier ruins handling, but carrying more than the weight of your bike on your back doesn't?

Headhuunter

ooermissus wrote:

Headhuunter wrote:

I don't like panniers and bags that hang off the bike - they definitely alter the feel and handling of the bike, especially round corners or when out of the saddle accelerating. I use a 40 litre rucksack which sometime weighs 15+kg when fully loaded and it's fine for short hop commutes

So a pannier ruins handling, but carrying more than the weight of your bike on your back doesn't?

Carrying a lot of weight on my back certainly slows me down but it doesn't seem to affect handling, cornering etc that much, whereas hanging that much weight off the bike itself makes the bike feel floppy and heavy, like it's going to keel over when you lean into corners. Perhaps I've just got strong core muscles!

Paul E

Unless I do some touring I am not going to put a rack on any bike, it felt horrible when I had one on my mtb when I used to commute on that, even with the weight I had on it which wasn't much.