QUOTE(butthead @ Jun 6 2012, 11:40 AM)
it's understandable... they just don't want legal actions against them... motorbike lanes don't really solve the problem in the first place as we will most certainly be impeding the motorbikes in their rightful lanes... and there is also chances that motorbikes can still crash into cyclists...
unless comes a day where people use bicycles as a mode of transport rather than a hobby / sport.. then there will be a chance to fight for it... till then, i am skeptical about it even though i am a fellow cyclist...
Its quite scary really. But somehow, there is no political will to encourage cycling as a form of transport. And culturally, there is this perception that cycling in Malaysia is hot, hard and unpractical. I may be like a lone warrior on this for i don't have a car and the bicycle and public transport is my main form of transportation. But considering the distances that most people commute to (by car, train, bus etc), in conclusion, it may seem that we will never have enough cyclist fighting for cycling rights on malaysian roads. isn't it?
QUOTE(malleus @ Jun 6 2012, 11:43 AM)
I've not yet used a bag when cycling (apart from my hydration pack, but that's kinda different), but my experience with messenger bags are as follows:
Used to be a huge backpack fan, till I kinda got introduced to a proper messenger bag. Had thought all these times that a message bag is just another sling bag, but its not.
On a normal day, the amount of stuff that I carry weights about 6kg or so (laptop, iPad, camera, chargers, and various other junk). A backpack may place the weight evenly on your shoulders, but the weight is mainly handled by your shoulders only. And you'll tend to slouch forwards to keep yourself from toppling over backwards if you're carrying a heavy weight. And it does put quite a strain on your middle back too.
While for a messenger bag, even though the sling is across one shoulder only, the weight distribution is more towards your entire body as a while. I don't find much difference between the strain on your shoulders for a backpack or a messenger bag. Less slouching as compared to a backpack cause of the weight distribution. And there's less strain on your middle back.
To give a better example, my GF who's a skinny 42kg girl finds that there's less back strain while carrying the same weight on a messenger bag compared to a backpack.
A real messenger like timbuk2 or chrome? is that the reason messengers wear the bag on a tighter sling? like this?
Apr 26 2012, 07:15 PM
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