Rucksacks

Simonb said:

I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre). Any
recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

Some of the Vaude rucksacks are well designed for cycling. Good aeration
between the sack and the back. Lots of reflective piping on the back and
straps. Tabs for LED lights. Holders for helmets. Integral rain covers.
Vaude also make one for EBC in their, unfortunately for cycling rather
black, colours. You should get change from £50 quid for their 25 litre
models.

The only complaint I have about mine is that the back system means that
the rucksack has a curved inner space which means it's not so good for
large square objects, unlike some of my other sacks of a similar size.

Colin

Simonb said:

I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre). Any
recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

EBC has the Karrimor Rush Air 20L in the sale for £19.95

Roos

Simonb said:

I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre). Any
recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

I would recommend you don't use a rucksack on a bike as they are a Work
of Stan in such a place, but if you really insist on reducing your
comfort EBC have a light 20 litre Karrimor cycling sack in their bargain
bin for £20 down from £40 at the moment.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch said:

Simonb said:

I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre).
Any recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

I would recommend you don't use a rucksack on a bike as they are a
Work of Stan in such a place, but if you really insist on reducing
your comfort EBC have a light 20 litre Karrimor cycling sack in their
bargain bin for £20 down from £40 at the moment.

They're great for commuting (8 miles each way) and shopping in town -- much
more convenient than panniers. I wouldn't dream of using one on a proper
ride. Panniers are good for touring of course, but I never tour: 2 kids and
a wife who doesn't cycle (lord knows why not).

Roos Eisma said:

Simonb said:

I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre).
Any recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

EBC has the Karrimor Rush Air 20L in the sale for £19.95

Roos

Ta for that. Bit narrow for the standard box of Weetabix, though. I might go
for the Karrimor Carve. It is a 15 year old Karrimor I'm replacing ATM. I
read somewhere here that they went bust very recently. Big shame.

Simonb said:

They're great for commuting (8 miles each way) and shopping in town -- much
more convenient than panniers.

More convenient for light shopping in town than panniers, but still less
convenient than a courier bag which is easier to access by both not
being out of reach on your back and by virtue of having a much wider
opening.

As for an 8 mile commute where you won't be on and off, quite why a
rucksack is more convenient than any bag mounted on the bike itself for
that is a mystery to me. A bag with some sort of QR catch and a
shoulder strap lets the bike take the weight and ventilation impedance
while you ride, and it's just as easy to unload and deploy the contents
as a rucksack at the other end.

Pete.
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Quoted message said:

Simonb said:

They're great for commuting (8 miles each way) and shopping in town --
much
more convenient than panniers.

More convenient for light shopping in town than panniers, but still less
convenient than a courier bag which is easier to access by both not
being out of reach on your back and by virtue of having a much wider
opening.

I've never found courier bags convenient. When I'm on the bike I'm happy
for the rucksack to be on my back out of the way---I don't need to access
it. When I'm off the bike then I'll often carry the rucksack on one
shoulder so that it is accessible when I'm in and out of shops.

Quoted message said:

As for an 8 mile commute where you won't be on and off, quite why a
rucksack is more convenient than any bag mounted on the bike itself for
that is a mystery to me. A bag with some sort of QR catch and a
shoulder strap lets the bike take the weight and ventilation impedance
while you ride, and it's just as easy to unload and deploy the contents
as a rucksack at the other end.

Yep.

Colin

Peter Clinch said:

As for an 8 mile commute where you won't be on and off, quite why a
rucksack is more convenient than any bag mounted on the bike itself
for that is a mystery to me.

It means I don't have to fit a rack to both bikes, so can use whichever bike
I choose.

Simonb said:

It means I don't have to fit a rack to both bikes, so can use whichever bike
I choose.

"any bag mounted on the bike itself" is not the same as "any bag
requiring a rack to be fitted", of course. Bike luggage doesn't stop at
panniers.

Pete.
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Simonb said:

I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre). Any
recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

I have a Deuter aircomfort futura 28 (think it's 28, could be 26,
anyway) and have had no bother with it for years. Got it maybe 5 years
ago and it is certainly durable. I use it for everything on and off the
bike, had it longer than the bike actually haveing come back to cycling
so it wasn't bought specifically but works fine. Lower compartment can
be opened to make one big bag and the side mesh pockets are great for
lights and drinks bottle when you park up. comfy when fully loaded and
with the mesh and the gap between your back and the bag even overstuffed
with spikey stuff it misses your back.

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Peter Clinch said:

Simonb said:

I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre).
Any recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

I would recommend you don't use a rucksack on a bike as they are a
Work of Stan in such a place, but if you really insist on reducing
your comfort EBC have a light 20 litre Karrimor cycling sack in their
bargain bin for £20 down from £40 at the moment.

They're great for commuting (8 miles each way) and shopping in town -- much
more convenient than panniers.

You don't buy much when shopping then......... :-)

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Peter Clinch said:

Simonb wrote:
> I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre).
> Any recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

I would recommend you don't use a rucksack on a bike as they are a
Work of Stan in such a place, but if you really insist on reducing
your comfort EBC have a light 20 litre Karrimor cycling sack in their
bargain bin for £20 down from £40 at the moment.

They're great for commuting (8 miles each way) and shopping in town -- much
more convenient than panniers.

You don't buy much when shopping then......... :-)

No he doesn't. We make a 4 x Ortlieb 60 litre rears trip to the organic
vegan supermarket in the next but one suburb almost every week.. No way I
am carrying my half of that lot in a rucksack, especially as it usually
weighs about 20 kg.
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I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre). Any
recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

You wont be interested in the Aldi one at £8 then, obviously not expensive
enough.

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Peter Clinch said:

Simonb wrote:
> I need a new rucksack for my commute/ light shopping (20-25 litre).
> Any recommendations for around £50? The Deuters look promising.

I would recommend you don't use a rucksack on a bike as they are a
Work of Stan in such a place, but if you really insist on reducing
your comfort EBC have a light 20 litre Karrimor cycling sack in
their bargain bin for £20 down from £40 at the moment.

They're great for commuting (8 miles each way) and shopping in town
-- much more convenient than panniers.

You don't buy much when shopping then......... :-)

When I do, I don't use the rucksack, I use panniers on my hefty bike.

Tumbleweed said:

You wont be interested in the Aldi one at £8 then, obviously not
expensive enough.

How long would it last? Is it as well made a a Karrimor, for example?

Steph Peters said:

No he doesn't. We make a 4 x Ortlieb 60 litre rears trip to the
organic vegan supermarket in the next but one suburb almost every
week.. No way I am carrying my half of that lot in a rucksack,
especially as it usually weighs about 20 kg.

We don't have an organic vegan supermarket nearby so we just order online at
Tescos. Saves a LOT of time and bother.

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You wont be interested in the Aldi one at £8 then, obviously not
expensive enough.

How long would it last? Is it as well made a a Karrimor, for example?

Nathan's been using an Aldi rucksack for two years now, for the daily haul of
books to & from school. It's grubby, but it's still intact. So even if I
replace it now, it's not been a bad £8-worth I reckon.

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Steph Peters said:

No he doesn't. We make a 4 x Ortlieb 60 litre rears trip to the organic
vegan supermarket in the next but one suburb almost every week.. No way I
am carrying my half of that lot in a rucksack, especially as it usually
weighs about 20 kg.

Consider a trailer for that sort of thing. They're much easier to load
and unload than panniers and affect the bike's handling less than heavy
rear pannier loads. It's the loading that's the real difference though:
stuff like a sack of spuds just goes in/on, making your freight options
much more versatile.

Pete.
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

You wont be interested in the Aldi one at £8 then, obviously not
expensive enough.

How long would it last? Is it as well made a a Karrimor, for example?

Nathan's been using an Aldi rucksack for two years now, for the daily haul of
books to & from school. It's grubby, but it's still intact. So even if I
replace it now, it's not been a bad £8-worth I reckon.

Well, if it's grubby, you can always wash it. That should get another
£8's worth from it.

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