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@MetalMelly
For sure the rucksack is a mountain biker thing. Full of charged camelback and spare derailleurs (in my case!). Tried a rack pack but downhill on the rough stuff the bike handles like a pig when weight is behind the seat. Panniers are better but snag and slow down progress thru single track. I'm amazed at how much weight I can take in a rucksack packed sensibly. And (in my case) when falling off it behaves as a back protector. (See prev pics of my screwed together pelvis - on that doomed downhilly day I didn't carry a backpack!).