Depends on how heavy they are when they're filled, really. If it's a light load you won't really notice it much using one pannier, but if it's a heavy load you'll be glad of the distribution to the other side. I've never actually fallen off due to being loaded on one side but I've had a few bike-drop moments when trying to get stopped or started with higher-weight unbalanced loading.
Depends on how heavy they are when they're filled, really. If it's a light load you won't really notice it much using one pannier, but if it's a heavy load you'll be glad of the distribution to the other side. I've never actually fallen off due to being loaded on one side but I've had a few bike-drop moments when trying to get stopped or started with higher-weight unbalanced loading.