Commuting by bike with a backpack or a messenger bag can lead to a sweaty back and sore shoulders. But with the help of the right rack, basket, and panniers, you can more efficiently haul and ...

The best option for most people is usually a pannier, a bag that attaches to your bike’s rear rack. After spending nearly a decade testing dozens of panniers, we’ve chosen five that’ll be ...

Pannier bags are typically attached to a component called a pannier rack, which is itself attached to the frame of the bike. Most pannier racks are designed to attach to a specific part of the ...

A. Technically, you don’t attach the panniers to the bike. Instead, panniers attach to cargo racks that are attached to your bike. Take note that cargo racks are rarely included with panniers ...

It also gives you an unobtrusive way to carry a bike lock if you’re going without panniers, and like most rack platforms, it acts as a built-in fender that keeps water off your back in light rain.

For larger loads, or even just to avoid a sweaty back, the humble bicycle pannier is a perfect and well-evolved system. There are several reasons the pannier has been adopted so widely by shoppers ...

It’s a solid rack, and I highly recommend it as it’ll fit virtually any bike out there – road, gravel, mountain, fat, ...

These are some of the things I’ve carried on my bike: two eight-packs of paper towels; a case of wine; a queen-size Ikea comforter; a duvet cover with pillow shams; two 20-inch decorative ...

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This article is part of a series called ‘A love letter to…’ where Cycling Weekly writers (usually) pour praise on their favourite cycling items and share the personal connection they have ...