Give your car a vacation – Messenger Bags

With my recent move downtown, I decided to give my car a vacation and focus on getting everywhere by bike. Lets face it, its healthier, more fun, and gas is getting too dang expensive. Plus I am loving and embracing my new urban lifestlye. So this post is about finding the best Messenger Bags out there.

I started with a search across the messenger blogs. There are some great blogs out there for the messenger community. New York has some great ones that give you great insight into a messenger’s life. Including some moving memorials for those who have been injured. I recommend you check it out along with many others.

After an extensive search the bag that surfaced as the top dog was the PAC Designs Ultimate bag. This thing is awesome, holds a busload of stuff, and is comfortable as heck. I have tested it on a trip to france the first month, then some routine grocery and shopping trips around town. It hasn’t let me down.

The trouble everyone talks about in their blog is the time it takes to get a bag, since they are backlogged quite a bit. I had no problem at all, but I did cheat. When I called in they had just finished a brown batch. Luckily, this was the color I wanted anyway but if you really need a bag, ask what has recently been completed or what is available. If you are too picky, or want a ton of customization, you could be looking at MONTHS. So, cope, pedal, and enjoy.

Ultimately, my goal is to keep my car for emergencies, ski trips (those are NECESSARY) or times when I need to shuttle someone else (like my lovely lady).

Other times, if I can hoof it or bike it this messenger bag is getting a workout.

Hope you love it, and would love to get some comments on other folks experience with their messenger bags. Help other Urban Brainers gear up wisely!

Happy Trails