2017-04-06T06:09:15
Rated 2 out of 5
Not versatile
I was very excited to see this bag and pulled the trigger immediately, but on its arrival, I found that being attractive is the only good thing about it.
Let me get to the point straightly, this is a cycling bag guys, you can't use it for any other purpose (which is fine if you want to cycle all the time, but the description didn't mention this, right? at least I thought I can use it as cross body).
The bag is stylish, but the word stylish is subjected to how the designer define it. In here, Stylish has to be wearing the bag on your back. There is basically no other way to wear it. The shoulder pad is fixed on one side of the shoulder strap. This is comfortable if you like the bag hugging you closely on the back, but not if you want to relax the shoulder strap to wear it cross body, in which case the shoulder pad will be basically either hanging on your back, or on your belly.
The bag is said to give you (according to the Timbuk2 website): "Confidence at the board meeting". Well imagine that you are wearing suit to a board meeting, and the only way to wear this bag is for it to be on your back, and the shoulder strap is so tight that you'll have to kiss your wrinkle free suit goodby.
Okay, fine, let's wear the bag cross body with the shoulder pad like a big patch on your back or on your belly. Then I found that I have no way to make the shoulder strap long enough, I am not tall, 5'8. I extended the strap to its full length, and the bag is still stubbornly hanging above my waist.
I am giving it 2 stars purely for the designer's effort.
Teddy
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