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My New Backpack July 2, 2008

Posted by vollenda in : General, Bike Commuting , 1 comment so far

One of the reasons I haven’t wanted to get in the pool is my left shoulder.  It’s been achy for so long, I can’t remember when it wasn’t.  It started to feel better when I stopped riding.  Then when I started up bike commuting again, it started up with the not-so-fun aching.  I figured it must be because I use a messenger bag and it’s always over my left shoulder.

backpack

What are my choices?  Let’s see…

I didn’t want to go the panniers route. 

A rack wouldn’t be bad but still not perfect. 

So I decided to go back to a backpack.  I found this one by the Banjo Brothers and ordered it.  It arrived today!  Woo!  And I used it on my ride home.

The two grey stripes are reflective stripes.  And the little tab in the lower right is a tab for a bike light.  It’s also comfy and roomy and waterproof.  Ok, I know we don’t get much rain around here but it COULD rain.  Some day.

By the way - I walked yesterday (with 30 sec run intervals) and today (just walk) and rode both days. 

I’m feeling pretty good.