Dropped $70 on a pannier that turned my back into a swamp
Back when I started commuting in 2016 I grabbed a cheap single pannier off Craigslist for $70 and figured any bag would do the job. Turns out it sat so low and loose that it rubbed my hip raw and trapped heat against my lower back, so I showed up to the office in Chicago looking worse than if I had just worn a backpack and owned it. What bags actually keep the sweat off your back on a 40 minute ride?