Front racks?

[Stusalsa]

I just bought my first motorized bike, a friction drive Trek. I would need a front rack if I dont just settle on a backpack, how adversely would this affect the handling and/or ride of my bike? I was looking at the Thule pack and pedal with the tote, maybe pannier.

 

[Frankenstein]

Couldn't say about front racks, Swiss brand however makes a nice backpack that has steel cables in the straps, only backpack I've had that never failed on me, for a bike it would be a decent bag except it won't break loose easily during a crash, meaning you could get caught on a vehicle and stay stuck to it until it finishes moving.

 

[FurryOnTheInside]

I just bought my first motorized bike, a friction drive Trek. I would need a front rack if I dont just settle on a backpack, how adversely would this affect the handling and/or ride of my bike? I was looking at the Thule pack and pedal with the tote, maybe pannier.

Carrying cargo well secured in an evenly loaded pair of front panniers (preferably on a lowrider rack) may well improve the bike's handling by making it better balanced.
I detest wearing a backpack on a bicycle. The gross sweat patch, the extra weight on your perinaeum and pudendal nerve, the awful aerodynamics and the raised and rearward centre of gravity.. I try to avoid using a backpack of any kind for cycling.
When pushed I'll use a small, narrow pack of the sort that's marketed as a cycling backpack, usually a camelback with just enough extra storage space for a lightweight jacket and your phone.
Panniers and frame bags, even a handlebar bag is wayyy preferable.

 

[Frankenstein]

I remember using a backpack while going to school, on a bike it's like riding to school on a bicycle, on a motorized bike it's like going to school ect ect ect but a hundred times more fun, backpacks are great!