Cycling and Public Transport in West Yorkshire

CARRY YOUR STUFF - click on Red Text for links to other pages


There is a considerable range of luggage designed to attach to bicycles. For the regular commuter
who has certain things they frequently take on the journey, it may well be worth investing in something Click for Carradice Website
suitable. A good quality pannier should last you many, many years

Panniers

Traditional panniers attach to a rack on either the rear part of the frame or the front forks (rear attachments recommended as they give more stable handling). In general, panniers are better than carrying your stuff (especially if its bulky or heavy) in a backback, which can destabilise you whilst cycling
Increasingly there are a number of panniers and bag attachments made to suit your specific need:



Briefcase-type panniers, shaped and padded bags with compartments shaped and padded to
accommodate laptop, files and mobile which detach easily from your bike and have a shoulder
strap or carrying handles.
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Student bags

designed for bulky A4 files and outer pocket for nick-nacks.
Once off the bag becomes a shoulder bag.
Shopping panniers
once off the bike becomes a spacious shopping bag with handles and shoulder strap

Luggage designed specifically for folding bikes

- some of it designed to be suitable for specific manufacturers’ folding bikes.



In fact you can carry just about anything attached to your bike:

from a small saddlebag of tools to trailer full of goods!

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