Timbuk2

Timbuk2 Limited Edition Racing Stripe Messenger Bag Navy/Gunmetal/Blue

• nylon
• Limited-edition racing stripe design in medium size; measures 19.3 by 10.4 by 7.9 inches (W x H x D)
• Updated design on Timbuk2's beloved Classic Messenger Bag for hard-working bicycle messengers

Product Description

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Timbuk2 gives its Classic messenger bag a sweet new look with this Limited Edition Racing Stripe Messenger Bag in shades of blue with a touch of gray. You will still enjoy the Classic's styling, near-boundless cargo space, bomber construction, and a comfortable cross-shoulder strap. Plus, you'll still have handy internal organizer pockets to keep your wallet and keys within reach as well as an easy-access, swing-around-your-shoulder design.

Originally built for hard-working bicycle messengers, the Timbuk2 Classic messenger bag has been in production for nearly two decades now. Known for its long-lasting, rugged durability and distinctive three-panel, multicolor design, the Classic has been adopted in cities around the world as an everyday, all-purpose carryall. The messenger bag is built for the long haul, with a ballistic nylon exterior and a waterproof liner that keeps the elements at bay. The bag also offers plenty of interior storage regardless of the size you choose, with a large main compartment, a front pocket with an extra zippered pocket, and multiple internal pockets, including pen slots and a business card slot. Finally, this bag is a breeze to carry, with a quick-adjust, side-cam shoulder strap and a strap pad.

About Timbuk2
Born in a San Francisco garage and bred on the backs of messengers in the city streets, Timbuk2 still manufactures its custom bags in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District. For 20 years, the company has been building bags and accessories for urban adventurers with a simple philosophy: to create good-looking, tough-as-hell bags you can truly make your own. Timbuk2 celebrates your individuality, which is why the company invites its customers to design and create custom bags in its Bag Builder. By letting you hack its bags, the company believes it can make bags that work harder for you.

Like rice and beans, Timbuk2 keeps it simple when it comes to being pro-planet. The company makes durable bags that are built to last, so while the competition is piling up in landfills, Timbuk2 bags stay on your back and hugs you for a lifetime. Tales of Timbuk2 bags outlasting jobs, lovers, pets, and train wrecks are not uncommon. In fact, the company is so confident in its bags that it guarantees that they'll last a lifetime. In those rare cases when something bad goes down, Timbuk2 will take your bag off your hands and find it a new (loving) home through its bag recycling program.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B003WJRP4K
• Item model number: 139-4-4102
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,302 in Clothing (See Top 100 in Clothing)

Customer Reviews

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33 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as great as I thought it would be, September 1, 2010

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This review is from: Timbuk2 Limited Edition Racing Stripe Messenger Bag Navy/Gunmetal/Blue (Sports)

I got a great deal on this medium size messenger bag by Timbuk2, made right here in the USA. I thought this would be a wonderful replacement for a canvas and leather bag I've used for a briefcase for the past few years. However, I can see that this bag isn't going to work out and I may use it as a gift. Before I bought this bag I looked at descriptions trying to figure out how the inside of the bag was organized and I kept reading about organizers or dividers. I could never find any photos of the inside of the bag, not even at the manufacturer's site. Unfortunately, after I bought the bag and looked inside I saw that it is basically a big waterproof satchel. There is a panel attached to the inside that has some zippered pockets for very small items, like change, cell phones, keys, etc. But other than that there is nothing on the inside to keep items from flopping around, including file folders or even a laptop. I had read in reviews of other Timbuk2 messenger bags how people put their laptops inside. Well, that would be no problem with my bag. I could probably fit 3 or 4 laptops inside and at least they would keep each other from flopping around inside! So much for my foray into the world of "messenger bags".

Pros: Well made! This heavy duty nylon looks tough, I can imagine this lasting for years. Functionally would be great - if one IS a messenger. This would be great for carrying packages. Looks waterproof.

Cons: Inadequate descriptions of the all-important INSIDE of the bag. No pockets are accessible without lifting up the main flap and even then all the good pockets are inside.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timbuk2 bags are great, November 15, 2010

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ihavewebfeet "Glass is the crack cocaine of t... (Smith Lake, Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timbuk2 Limited Edition Racing Stripe Messenger Bag Navy/Gunmetal/Blue (Sports)

First, this is not a review for this particular bag, but it is so similar, it could be.
I received three Timbuk2 messenger bags during my tenure at a web company in 1999/2000 (they were logo-wear items we used as promotional giveaways and staff awards). If I hadn't lost one of them in a move, we'd still have all three. I've used mine on multiple plane trips, as a "Keeper of The Crap" in my car, book bag, dog item carrier, laptop carrier, luggage....and OFTEN. My son has the other one and uses it on almost a daily basis for many of the same things. They both are still as structurally sound as the day I took them out of their protective plastic wrap from the shipping box they came in (but a little stained from use). They certainly don't look like we've been hauling them around for 10/11 years. Unless their quality standards have been lowered over the last several years, I'd think this may be the last messenger bag you'd have to buy for a very long time, making it worth the seemingly high cost.

5.0 out of 5 stars second Timbuk2 bag and still ticking, August 18, 2011

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G. Dillard "ATL G" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This bag keeps getting better. I have an older Red/Black one that's traveled through multiple international cities, passport, tickets, cellphone and camera stashed for easy access. It's a great bag for travel. I've crammed several pair of jeans when regular luggage was overweight at check-in. It can do no wrong locally/domestically (on my bike) or internationally on my shoulder.