As others have said, a pannier is a much better solution than a rucksack.
I use one of these. It has a special section for a laptop to stop it bouncing around and breaking the hard drive.
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Cycling to work, tell me about it
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Posted 2 years ago #
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TBH I'd not go via the lock for your reason stated. Surely it's not much longer to go along Shoreham front, by the surf cafe etc and into Hove that way?
DrP
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It's 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other DrP but its a horrible road to ride along. I'll just have to see how the mood takes me
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You just need to choose the right rucksack, ie like the one above, where the sack is held off the back by design. Also, wouldn't a rucksack be much more useful/versatile for other stuff, maybe?
i think most of these hold it away from your back designs are guff, they help but if you are cycling really hard they do not stop it - you would sweat on your back even without the pack..
that said until I left it on a train i used one of these for four years.. good bag and nice to alternate bewteen packpack and bike luggage for a change.
Vaude Splash - very adaptable, main straps are super adjustable (for differnet height bods and to position in differtn bits of your back, has a light wire frame, mesh side pockets hold wide bottle great and it comes with a nice rain cover.
as for wheel deals:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=31957
£75 a pair - bargain - might need to a add some spacers for rear hub OLN dim or spring frame in
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Rode in for the first time this morning, around 6/7 miles. Had a shower before I left and despite sweating at a bit on the way (one nasty climb) after a warm down (aka ciggie), a spray and a face wash I'm smelling fresh as a daisy
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As well as leaving a spare power supply and shoes at work, if you never need to lock your bike up en route leave the lock there too.
If it's a long term thing, I'd also look at leaving the laptop at work too. if you really need to work at home, get a second laptop for at home and use a USB drive or remote access for the files you'll need.
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Ok so the transportation of the laptop has been sorted by the wonders of remote access to the server from a desktop i have managed to nab so it will just be work clothes and client files i need to transport which makes it alot easier. I already have a racksack which will do for that but i will invest in a waterproof one soon and some mud guards.
Had a look at the car park i will be leaving the bike in and result it has a shutter door with keypad only access, which is just as well coz there only appears to be one pipe in the whole place to secure the bike to and there are already 3 locks attached to it.
Just need to sort out some 29er wheels with 6 bolt hubs and some commuter tyres. I'll post a wtd add on the classifieds for those.
Hopefully the first commute will be next week, can't wait
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