help with backpack as summer approaches the usual preparations are being made me was thinking of going for some overnite camping trips in the local state forests for that i was planning to get a backpack rucksack the next question is how shall i carry the thing on the bike given the metal frame and all i have a big backrest approx high and was hoping that i would be able to bungee cord the backpack to the backrest any one have any experiences on such experimentation taking the idea further what would happen if the backpack was fully loaded with a full load lbs is the load distribution going to be very severly affected how will the bike perform with such a load clinging to the back rest if i really secure it with no shifting do i still increase my chances of surfing collective r m wisdom requested p s i really can t afford leather pants boots and jeans are all i can make do with what you think of the knee protectors which rollerbladers use the one l l bean and like sells is that a bad idea tm are there any equivalents cb dod i would give my right arm to be ambidextrous
