I went to REI today, naturally I got confused. The medium did seem huge. It looks like I could get pants, shirt and shoes in the small. Maybe I'm over thinking this......as usual.
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05-28-2006, 01:06 PM #1
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05-28-2006, 01:14 PM #2
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Like fuji, I have the medium and the small. I could not fit shoes, pants, and a shirt in the small. I use it as a purse. I can fit a Kryptonite lock in it when need be. The medium is huge, and holds anything I need to carry. Sometimes I use my panniers instead of the timbuk2/med just so I don't have so much bulk on my back.
I recently saw their bike bags, and think I'll get an underseat bag at some point when I haven't made some other impulse buy that week!
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05-28-2006, 08:47 PM #3
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Have you looked at the Crumpler messenger bags? They are excellent.
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05-29-2006, 12:38 AM #4
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I have the medium timbuk2 and the others are right: it IS big and has a lot of capacity. I've been looking at timbuk2's backpacks. There are at least two designed specifically for ladies.
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05-29-2006, 05:16 AM #5
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I just got a medium timbuk2 bag, and as others have said it holds a lot. I can fit my lock, a set of clothes, some papers, and my ibook laptop into it. Grant it the laptop pushes it a bit to close it with the velcro when all that other stuff is in it.
I really like the medium, as it works well either full or more empty. It holds well on your back and doesn't slide forward easily. So while it may seem really big, I'd go for the medium if you need to carry much stuff.
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05-29-2006, 07:35 AM #6
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Yesterday on my brutal 110 miler, the folks I was riding with and I stopped to get our lungs back. A couple pulled up, riding a different route, and stopped and got off their bikes. The guy pulled his medium sized Timbuk2 bag off his back, opened it, and pulled out a DOG. The dog shook itself, and walked off to use the bushes.
That's the coolest use of a Timbuk2 bag I have ever seen.Sarah
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05-29-2006, 07:39 AM #7
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The bigger the bag, the more stuff you WILL put in it, and the heavier it will be. If you have alot of stuff to lug about, I recommend panniers to keep the weight low and off your back.
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