Courier or rucksack type bag: clothes, 17" MacBook Pro

hangsheadinshame
hangsheadinshame Posts: 299
edited September 2007 in Commuting chat
Hi,
Can you recommned and tough bag that I can use to lug a few clothes, my lunch and a MacBook Pro 17" around in?

Cheers

Russell

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  • graham_g
    graham_g Posts: 652
    I'd go courier bag for that lot as the laptop rucksacks tend to be a bit cumbersome and don't leave enough room. I went with a Bagaboo, but that was totally self-indulgent and unecessary. Fortunately, I'm responsible for IT orders in our department so I'll be getting myself a really snazzy lightweight Toshiba so taht it's not too much of a pain on the bike!
  • hangsheadinshame
    hangsheadinshame Posts: 299
    Bagaboo:-> I'd never heard of them. They look good. The XL with a laptop sleeve should do it. Especially if I add compression straps for those "empty bag" days.

    Thanks for the tip off.

    Russell
  • hangsheadinshame
    hangsheadinshame Posts: 299
    Erm...now the B I G question is which shoulder I will carry my bag on. Erm...well I never had a messenger bag before so I don't know. Is there a standard formula? Like Left Handers go right shoulder and vice versa?

    Russell
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    I tend to use both shoulders evenly over the space of the week

    I've got a crumpler bees knees pro... it's on the larger side of the market but it hold everything I need with no problems
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  • manick0de
    manick0de Posts: 202
    Depends on your distance, I tend to find those who use messenger bags have shorter commutes than those who use rucksacks.
  • donnie murdo
    donnie murdo Posts: 986
    As long as you don't mind being called a "fakenger" by the messenger set then I would get a messenger bag as they are designed for cycling and are also very hard wearing. Many makes now do laptop/notebook specific bags or inserts some of them like Freitag let you make up your own bag.

    Any of these makes should suffice:

    http://www.chromebags.com/

    http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/retail/catalog.htm

    http://bagaboo.hu/

    http://www.crumpler.co.uk/

    http://www.freitag.ch/
  • hangsheadinshame
    hangsheadinshame Posts: 299
    A full list. Thanks. That is really helpful. Don't mind being called a fakenger. Too old now to care what people think of me. I just need a good way to tote my kit to work.

    I really like the look of the bagaboo workhorse. I only dp 5 miles each way at the moment but carry more stuff than I used to. In the past with a 10-20 mile each way commute I took a rucksack and travelled a bit lighter.

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