[iplante]

Has anyone ever crashed with a backpack? I'm wondering what are the odds of getting injured from the bag, as opposed to without.

Example: You high-side and your body rolls on the road.
Example 2: You call flat on your back.

Both of those cases, I can imagine the bag would cause quite a bit of discomfort at the very least.

Am I being paranoid? I'm sorry if this was ever discussed, I searched around a bit and didn't really find anything. I ride to work with a backpack quite often and I always wondered if I would get worse injuries if I was ever to crash.