Booq has touched a nerve so to speak with its new Boa nerve messenger bag. It features water-repellent 1680 denier ballistic nylon exterior that will protect the value contents inside. With intelligently designed pocket-packed interior everything will have its proper place during a daily commute to work by bicycle – or just a ride on the subway. The interior is further lined with herringbone nylon to optimize storage space and keep gear from getting scratched, while a magnetic strap system shifts from a loose to secure fit in a cinch, so you won’t feel a pinched nerve from having this pack on your back.
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Art Bag
We’ve seen some stylish messenger bags, including some that have utilized upcycled materials. Chrome is going another direction with its Artist Series, which incorporate iconic cycling images into the very fabric. These are highlighting the work of Chris Milliman, who has photographed all sorts of cycling.
The series will further celebrate painters, graphic designers, printers, and photographers who have left their mark on the sport. Each bag features a specific photo. And while a wearable piece of art, the bags will also offer what we expect in a Chrome bag! Continue reading Art Bag
Made in Brooklyn: Urban Cycling Bag
Life on the mean streets of Brooklyn means business – OK, they aren’t really that mean these days but SSCY has created a business that creates bags for those who might ride their bikes to work. These heavy duty looking bags are the real deal, constructed from heavyweight water-repellant cotton and feature metal hardware and buckles. The pack offers six 9-inch pockets that are each large enough for a U-Lock, while the top offers a zippered closure to protect a computer or tablet. This isn’t another bike messenger bag, but a pack for serious urban commuters.
Timbuk2 Goes Full-Cycle
We’ve seen a number of innovative bags from Timbuk2 this season, but this month the company has gone Full-Cycle, with its new brand of recycled/upcycled bags. These feature fabrics and webbing that come from recycled plastic bottles, while the straps and buckles are made from post-industrial and post-consumer materials.
The Full-Cycle collection features a messenger bag, backpack, tote bag and iPad/Kindle Fire Sleeve. So no matter what you bringing the Full-Cycle should have you covered with an upcycled bag.
Shimano Shifts Gears to Cycling Bags
If you know the name Shimano you either know the company’s cycling components or its fishing lures, but now the company is shifting gears, and will introduce a new line of products for next year – cycling bags. Our friends at BikeRadar are reporting that the company’s debut in the luggage category will arrive in October, so it won’t be on most wearers’ backs until next season, but this should certainly shake up the market a bit.
The bags will feature Shimano’s new Rider Fit Cross Harness system, which has the shoulder straps meet in the center of the chest instead of the traditional sternum strap or hip belt. According to Shimano this should provide a “body-hugging fit” that will be practically molded the wearer.
The bags are also being designed for use with hydrapak bladder, with models for off-road riding and in messenger configuration. The messenger bag is even branded the Osaka, after Shimano’s home city, suggesting that Shimano’s dedication to this new category is very much in the bag!
Shimano Cycling Official Website
[Via BikeRadar.com: Shimano Launch Range of Cycling Bags]
ShirtShuttle Helps Commuters Tote a Clean Shirt
Biking to work sounds like such a brilliant idea. That is until you actually do it and show up to work with a damp, wrinkled shirt. The ShirtShuttle from Commuter Technologies, which is currently available exclusively at The Conran Shop in the U.K., is a weather-tight case fits a clean shirt and stores it in your backpack or messenger bag so it will arrive dry and crease-free. Continue reading ShirtShuttle Helps Commuters Tote a Clean Shirt