n my ever-ongoing quest to make the Ute the best it can be, I came across a problem. The bike came with one giant pannier when I got it. The big, waterproof thing that looks like a stoned pumpkin is great, but the problem is when I load it up all of the weight is on one side of the bike, making it so I basically have to ride sideways to keep from rolling over. It also makes standing the bike up under load basically impossible with the stock kickstand.
For Christmas, my wife got me a big box of vintage bike bags. I’m going to do a bunch of MYOG (Make Your Own Gear) shit with it in the future, but my first order of business was to balance the Ute’s load.
