Backpacks for riding?

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I want to start commuting to work on the bike.

Can anyone recommend a cheap back pack that is a suitable size for taking items to work.

And if you can buy it online then that would be even better?

Needs to beable to hold my lunch, a pair of shoes and my work folder at the very lest.

Demon Tweeks and Busters have a good choice but they dont say sizes etc.

So any recommendations would be appreciated.

any rucksack will do (if this is what u mean?)

but i would get a tailpack/tankbag as if you come off this is what u land on

[rictus01]

Don't strap stuff to yourself, at some point you'll be tempted to put something solid in it, I wouldn't want that on my back if the worst happend, get a Baglux, it'll take a laptop and alot more, and doesn't affect the bike at all.

Cheers Mark.

knox aero and bungy net - pretty versatile combination

big bags for wet days too

But of course rictus is right.

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hmmm i hadnt thought of it like that, although most of my commuting will be at 15 - 20mph filtering.

Journey is 15 miles and takes me 1 hr 30 minutes in my car.... it takes my partners dad 30 minutes to do the same journey as he works 2 minutes down the road. One of the main reasons for getting the bike to be fair.

I will look at these tank bags though as a thought. Although despite the risk a back pack for me would be more appealing.

[dizzyblonde]

I prefer a courier type ruck sack. you can buy em in jjb sports. they've only got one big strap across your chest, which is a hell of a lot less restrictive than the usual two strap variety.

I use a backpack & I only usually have my gym kit in it - if I had to put something solid in i.e. a bottle of wine I'd put it at the v.front i.e. furthest away from my spine as possible!

I feel I can get away with this recklessness(!!) as I have a forcefield back protector!

Also got a cargo net.

try this link mine is just before halfway down.

http://www.jsaccessories.co.uk/hermes/shop/11,1,100

[Stu]

Originally Posted by thor

knox aero and bungy net - pretty versatile combination

big bags for wet days too

But of course rictus is right.

Knox aero for me (£30)
I do watch what I put in it & have hard back protector.

Any rucksack you go for you want the weight as low as poss. totally different from a walking one.

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I have seen the knox aero....is it quite a big backpack then as its hard to tell in the pictures, also the pictures dont show clearly whether there is a waist type strap so it doesnt flap all over the place?