Anyone who actually has done that knows that it always ends up swinging around and ending up in the spokes if you go fast enough.
Also 5 lbs is not a big deal when it’s detachable, but it matters a lot more when it’s part of a large 30+ lb object you’re carrying up the stairs to your apartment.
Seems like cars don’t all need 300 mi range, but a 5 lb weight difference in a bike is huge.
Five pounds is the grocery bag dangling off my flat bar.
Anyone who actually has done that knows that it always ends up swinging around and ending up in the spokes if you go fast enough.
Also 5 lbs is not a big deal when it’s detachable, but it matters a lot more when it’s part of a large 30+ lb object you’re carrying up the stairs to your apartment.
Wait so would you leave your groceries outside while you carried in your bike?
Personally I use a backpack ever since the groceries in the spokes incident
So you carry the groceries upstairs at the same time as your bike?
Have you heard of torque by happenchance?
How much does torque come into play when you’re carrying your bike upstairs?
The part where lifting a mass on a long lever is not easier than carrying it close to your body