"Recommend me a rucksack" thread in "Motorbike Chat"
The new edition of RiDE, or DiRE depending on your persuasion, has a review this month. From memory: Kreiga R25 and Ortleib top equal (Kriega ...

The new edition of RiDE, or DiRE depending on your persuasion, has a review this month.

From memory:

Kreiga R25 and Ortleib top equal (Kriega preferred as Ortlieb loading weirdly thru the straps)
3rd was the Knox 6 pack.

How about a Kreiga tail pack, apparently it has 4 quick release straps...

Kriega US-20

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*this in the opinion of Aceboy, it is not designed to incite a riot or any other of the normal slagging that takes place on the interweb

"On the lanes no one can hear you scream"

I can't rec them cos I haven't tried them, but for something that looks VERY similar to Ortleib kit at a fraction of the price:
http://www.over-board.co.uk/catalog/...FQTtlAod9k8VWw

The dry tubes will be great to strap on the back of the bike and the pack looks great, if a little small at 25 litres.

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Actually I have commuted for 32 years. What is your point ?

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I just recently got a 30 ish litre rucksack from tesco. well made (I think), comfy padded straps and best of all £12 (iirc).

It only goes into the topbox most of the way anyway, but it looks alright if I have to carry it, mostly black, with grey, and a little bit of scotchlite piping.

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Love, peace and unity!

My point is the efficiency of the commuting process

wake up
ablutions
breakfast
dress
get on bike
ride to work
arrive at office
work


The backpack is part of the dress step. Tank bags etc add two steps to the process (attach, dettach).

Over 32 years you could have saved enough time to have 1406 more cups of tea.

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Everything in Moderation, Including Moderation

I save lots of time now by using the car

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Corrected for you

I find decent size tank bags can get in the way of either your turning circle or instruments view, both very necessary things when your filtering between in/out of cars. Plus the magnetic tank bags can scratch your tank if you're not really careful.

I have the big Oxford expanding tankbag
Oxford Products
which has a map pocket, an big expanding section, plus another normal size section. It also has various pockets on the outside and you can mix and match all or some of the sections. The main expanding bag also has backpack straps on it.

I still use this occaisionally, especially if I'm out and about taking photo's. It's nice to have the camera quickly available, but for my daily commute the backpack wins hands down. It's a little protected from the weather by your body, you know it's still there (unlike tailpacks), and it's just easy and convenient to chuck it all in then lob it on your back.

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Wouldn't have done on my journey this morning. M4 shut at junc 13 but they didn't tell you on the signs until after you hit the tailback of traffic and gone past junc 14. Luckily it opened just as I filtered to the front.

Whole of the A4 around Newbury (in fact Newbury full stop) was jammed solid. Thank heavens I was on two wheels.

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Just picked up an R20 Kriega from Slocombes.....damn you egypt for telling me they had them.....

don't laugh we have just been excepted to become a kriega dealer ,sorry mate.
we should have some in stock in the next week or so.

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www.technomoto.co.uk

Wossa QD strap, then?
Anyway, to be honest I'd have to think very carefully before wearing a rucksack on a bike again and it would only be when all other alternatives are unavailable.

I'd rather send my stuff in a taxi ahead of me

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i know its not a bike make but reggata make decent bags that are good for riding with. i've got a 35ltr that cost me £11 from argos over a year ago and it is used everyday without fail moving everything and anything.