I had an Ortlieb Vario PS convertible pannier/backpack but I didn’t like it as a backpack so I sold it.
I’ve since been looking for a way to attach a normal laptop-sized backpack to my bike. I found a bungee lying around and realised I could probably just strap it on the front as pictured. Does anyone else do something like this?
by Vegetable-Buyer9059
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It works. But Steering feels weird when the weight is that high up in the front.
I have the same backpack and it fits into the ortlieb back roller panniers. I just put my backpack into the pannier and leave the pannier on when I park my bike. I did put a little cable lock through the handle to lock it to the rack tho to keep opportunistic thieves from just grabbing it.
For that I would see about using one of those stout baskets on the rear and then securing it with a bungee or ratchet strap
Figure any thing more than a few lbs would make riding wonky when it’s secured so high up front
Have you considered something like the ortlieb downtown?
not this specifically, but all of my cargo considerations are on the front. minus a typically-lightly-loaded saddlebag (and a trailer technically, but that’s kind of its own thing, it doesn’t feel at all like having rear racks tbh), i carry all of my baggage/cargo between the headset/handlebars and the leading edge of the front wheel.
imo it’s just preference. i don’t like the kind of tail-wagging flex that i feel with having rear racks, but i don’t mind having less twitchy (to heavy, when loaded. obv.) steering.
Can you see properly over the top of it?