Messenger bags....
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Have been using the headhunter approach for a while now but am very tempted by one of these Chrome jobbies.
What size will I need to carry the following?
- Laptop
- Shirt/boxers/socks
- Towel
- Shoes
- Innertubes
- notebook and small (A4 envelope style) folder
- phone/blackberry/wallet etc
With a bit of space for unexpected items (i.e. i go to the bike shop at lunch time and buy something...)
Cheers,
Stu.Not climber, not sprinter, not rouleur1 -
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ride_whenever wrote:I rate the crumpler ones, seem to keep most of the wet out
yep, very good bags dry tooPurveyor of sonic doom
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I'd at least put a bungee cord or two over his Speak 'n' Spell if I were that guy.0 -
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I went and bought a Crumpler Super Snipe. Grey with a red Stripe.
Shame it's coming from the Fatherland. Not been shipped yet - ordered it on Saturday, so hopefully it'll get sent out soon. It'd be sweet if it arrived the day before I get my new bike.
Crumpler Super Snipe0 -
Blimey, marathon bag-making. Became determined to finish it tonight, and did
Thanks to GTVLUSSO and philbill1973 for old inner tube and reflective strips (which I can SO see myself using again for some other daft project in the near future!
The stitching is awful close-up. But I'm fairly confident it'll hold together
Pictures at: http://sarawallen.com/photos/index.php? ... 0Messenger0 -
That's pretty damn good!
It wasn't until the fourth last picture that I stopped thinking that it would be a very unwaterproof mess.
Congrats on your lovely new bag!0 -
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Great stuff SaraJ - very impressed! :-)0 -
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Very good! I'm impressed with your crafty ways. Also like the old Singer - do you have a pedal for it?
Also, you can buy waterproofing sprays from camping shops...0 -
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I'm impressed, waterproof or not0
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Capo wrote:Size-wise, the biggest is the Kremlin (saw one of these in NYC, it is HUGE)...
You're not kidding. My 9 year old nephew fits in comfortably. There was still plenty of space for his 4 year old brother but he chickened out when I started to lift them off the couch in it.
He wanted to go for a ride like that but Mum wouldn't let us. Spoilsport.
I love my Chrome. It just fits so well, it's like being hugged by a midget. And of course you can fit heroic amounts of shopping in it too. I can't reccomend them enough.
There's a reason proper messenger bags (Chrome, Reload, Pac, Bagaboo, Archies Grobags, Manhattan Portage etc) are expensive. You're paying for reliability, toughness and outstanding build quality and design. The similarities between the above and the likes of these £30 things you get all over the place these days, end at looks. There's a reason the likes of Chrome are happy to give their bags a lifetime guarantee. £100+ doesn't seem too expensive when it'll probably outlast you.
Keep your eye out on Chain Reaction, they sometimes have great deals on them. I got my Kremlin for £75. That's half price.0 -
sarajoy wrote:Blimey, marathon bag-making. Became determined to finish it tonight, and did
Thanks to GTVLUSSO and philbill1973 for old inner tube and reflective strips (which I can SO see myself using again for some other daft project in the near future!
The stitching is awful close-up. But I'm fairly confident it'll hold together
Pictures at: http://sarawallen.com/photos/index.php? ... 0Messenger
Nice one. You might want to add a chest strap as well though.- 2023 Vielo V+1
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Stuey01 said:
Have been using the headhunter approach for a while now but am very tempted by one of these Chrome jobbies.
What size will I need to carry the following?
- Laptop
- Shirt/boxers/socks
- Towel
- Shoes
- Innertubes
- notebook and small (A4 envelope style) folder
- phone/blackberry/wallet etc
With a bit of space for unexpected items (i.e. i go to the bike shop at lunch time and buy something...)
Cheers,
Stu.-3