Sure, you could use a backpack for hauling all of your stuff on a bike. But backpacks can get heavy and make you sweaty. Besides, there's a better way.

Here's a short guide to using simple tools to haul stuff, from a bottle of wine on a rack to your lunch in a basket to your computer in a pannier to your neighbour's couch on a cargo bike. We hope by the end you'll think that bikes are a little more practical for hauling stuff than most people think.

Also thanks to Two Wheel Gear for providing the bags that we tried out in this video. Check them out at: https://www.twowheelgear.com/ This is the pannier-backpack convertible bag I use all the time: https://www.twowheelgear.com/collections/all-bike-commuter-panniers/products/pannier-backpack-convertible-graphite This is the new pannier-briefcase convertible: https://www.twowheelgear.com/collections/new/products/pannier-briefcase-convertible-2018

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