( 7 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 10 2009
I've only recently heard of the Timbuk2 brand, but I am quickly sold. Their messenger bags are top-quality products. Sturdy material, spacious compartments, and efficient design (e.g. the sturdy snap-on latches, secure velcro, etc). And best of all, these messenger bags come in a wide array of sizes and design/colors. The only caveat I would give to first-time customers is to really LOOK at the dimensions (inches centimeters) of the bag before you choose a particular size. I purchased the "extra small" and trust me there is nothing smallish about it. It is surprisingly spacious for an item labeled as "extra small". I can only imagine that the "Small" bag would be adequate for the majority of people. And the "Medium" and "Large" bags would be immensely roomy that you can probably store your 10-pound pet poodle there, with plenty of room to spare!
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Posted: Jul 10 2009
Here's the series of reactions I had when I opened the box containing my Timbuk2: ::open box to find a 'medium' sized Covert Timbuk2:: I think to myself, "WOW, this thing is massive" ::unwrap plastic wrapping to reveal external fabric:: "This bag is huge! Nice "covert" fabric. Pretty cool." ::Open the Timbuk2 to see the inside of the bag. The velcro releases a loud "belch" and the plastic fabric crinkles:: "Jesus, this thing is loud. So "plasticy!" This is like a tarp sewn into a bag. But, look at how spacious this is, and there's pockets for pens, my phone, and miscellaneous stuff. Pretty cool." ::Toss it onto my shoulder:: "Feels like plastic too. A bit awkward on my shoulders without anything in it." ...I haven't had the chance to use it. The bag looks tremendously useful; I could easily put my four cats into the bag and ride around town. Unfortunately, part of it's usefullnes is that it's made of 99.9% plastic, which feels cheep.
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 17 2009
I ordered this bag because of all the great reviews it had, but I didn't like it as much as everyone else did. First of all the bag came with different straps, and as a first time user of this product I had a hard time figuring out how to loop the main strap so it won't stick out (or should it?), so a brief instructions could have been included. Secondly, when i put the bag on it did not feel right on my back and it was also crumpled to the side due to the main straps, something i was not used to with my old Messenger bag ( this was with 1 extra large textbook, a calculator, lotion, notebook, and a lab manual with various pens and pencils). I like my bags to look neat on me and that definitely wasn't cutting it. I also would have liked that there was a back support instead of just the normal material, which probably would have prevented it from crumpling and feeling flimsy. And, although it has nice compartments for different things, it is a major hassle to open up the loud sounding velcro flap and push my hand into the side just to get to my metro card or id. Again, my previous messenger bag had the zipper compartment on the front so it was easily accessible. I guess I was too busy comparing it to my previous bag that I was blinded by the greatness everyone else sees in these bags. Maybe if I opted for the Laptop messenger bag instead my results would be better. But, I returned it to amazon and am currently looking at the Jansport Elefunk which seems to be in my taste.
