Finally cracked the code on not sweating through my backpack on my 6 mile ride to the office in Austin

I was getting soaked every morning even with a mesh backpanel on my bag, so I strapped a small wire basket to my rear rack and put my work clothes in a dry bag clipped to it. After three rides the airflow is night and day plus my back stays dry. Has anyone else tried ditching the backpack for a basket setup like this?

2 comments

2 Comments

adams.taylor3d ago

Oh man, I tried something similar but with a milk crate zip-tied to my rack... ended up forgetting it was there and backed into my garage door.

barbara_butler3d ago

Haha oh man I feel your pain! I did the exact same thing with a bungee cord setup on my old hatchback, forgot the rack was even there and scraped the whole thing across a parking garage ceiling. Took me way too long to realize why I was hearing that terrible noise.