The 9 Best Bike Messenger Bags

Hello guys welcome to my channel, welcome to my universe and attaches here into this video I’m gonna give you my straightforward opinion on this product. This is a messenger bag. I got it for my husband, so he can carry his laptop and some work documents with him and I got it on Amazon I, really like the rating. It’s like 5 stars. It cost 89, 99 and the company come all 18-inch retro, bufala, Hunter leather, laptop messenger, bag of his briefcase college bag for men and women when I got it.

I was so happy because the leather looks so pretty it kind of. Has this antique hooping pattern, you see what will be burned out, but no and you got a little paper from manufacture, and it says your bag is handmade from high quality Buffalo hunter, whether this leather is tanned using web training processes, so it gives a distressed look and yet maintains its shape.

Yes, as I said, that looks really good. Let’s see what’s inside here’s a stripe and it has two compartments one and two, so this part is cushioned on the middle. However, none of outside parts have any cushion in it. So if you put your computer, your computer is going to be protected only on one side, and this is a big big -. My husband is really hard on things, so it’s really not something he could use, but he really likes the product and he really wanted to use it, and he said you know what I’m gonna use this like sleeve, like back for my computer and I, will put a bag inside the back and it’s gonna work out.

It has another compartment on the back, pretty big, pretty nice now, the worst part about this bag is that this part is connect like this. That’s how you keep your back close in this part suppose to do the same thing, but it’s broked when I was trying to put it together. So this part was separate like this, and this little piece of metal got broken right away.

So this is a broken part without this little piece and it makes it really useless because I cannot connect this belt looking part and attach this part to the side. So, when you’re carrying something heavy, it’s just gonna go like this. It’s not connected so I’m very disappointed. My husband is very disappointed because he really likes his back and we were thinking about returning this one and ordering the same one.

But you know it’s just too much work and if so little part broke right away, I’m afraid everything else made of the same matter. It’s gonna do the same, so we decided not to order another one. This is my straightforward review on this messenger bag. I hope this video was useful. If, yes, don’t forget to put your thumbs up, it means a lot to me and subscribe to my channel for more videos.

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Hey how’s it going everyone. What you’re looking at here is the ubiquitous chrome bag. You probably see this all over college campuses and I’ll bet your local bike. Messenger. Has this bag as well? You might be wondering whether or not this is the bag for you. So basically, what I’m going to do is I’m, going to read off a couple of statistics and some stuff out the company website and maybe that’ll give you a better idea of whether or not this will meet your needs.

Thank you so much too young backpacking for hosting this review. If you guys have any questions or want more information, feel free to email or call them they’ll be more than happy to sort you out, so just sit back, relax and I’m going to start off by reading some history off the company website chrome started in Boulder Colorado 14 years ago, when a couple of guys needed bags and couldn’t find anything that met their standards. So they got the toughest materials they could find headed into their garage and started selling functional seat belts from used-car Lots were repurposed into bag.

Straps and tough final fabrics salvaged from old furniture, was sewn into bag liners before long people were knocking on their door. Where was out that chrome was making the best messenger bags around. What started out of necessity became a business with an ethic build functional products that people can rely on and do it well so, basically, now chrome is based in San Francisco, and another thing that you should know is a lot of their bags are made from recycled materials.

So, if you’re going to go green, you can sit safe and with a guilty free conscience, knowing that your bag is made from recycled materials that you get a chrome back, there are three sizes for the chrome bag. This is the medium size which is the citizen. The small size is the mini Metro and the large size is the metropolis, but the citizen is the most common and most popular size that you’ll find around in terms of looking on the outside of the bag. The exterior is made out of 1000 denier Cordura, which is a really durable material, and it’s weatherproof as well all my friends who have this bag.

They put it through hell, they’ve dragged it across rough concrete and it rains a little bit, but it doesn’t wear on the material. So this section right here is really durable. If water gets on it, it’s going to bead, but eventually, if you let it stay wet long enough, it will soak through the Cadore area as well as you can see or hear. The flap is attached by two main straps and the straps themselves. Have these reflective hits so you help reflect light if you’re using this as a bike pad now here you have a little loop in case you want to attach a small little light in order to enhance visibility while winning this and turn it around to the backside right here.

Looking at the strap you’ll see that it is adjustable, and you have the famous chrome attachment right here which uses the same attachment as say: a seatbelt, strap or an airplane seat belt snaps in sturdy doesn’t giveaway and it’s easy to detach. So it’s easy to put on and off you don’t to drag it over your head and a cool thing right here is on this padded area of the strap. There is a velcro strap, so I pull this flap like this strap on as well, and what you can do here is you can attach cell phone pouches or just small little item pouches right here and use the velcro to cinch it in now, chrome sells their own pouches as well, but you can also get third-party ones from other companies and attach to the strap.

So it’s a nice touch, if you want to add in like a little bit more storage space or just to keep your items separated opening to the main compartment of the bag itself. Still attached by these velcro hits right here, starting off you’ll notice, that there are these smaller pockets for pens, pencils, etc, and then there is a zippered front pocket right here, very nice to give you an idea just about fit my hand in here, so you could put something like a small notebook, a little bit too small to put a full size book in here, put a notepad or some smaller items with it.

Just right in here, then, just behind that you have a pocket section. Actually, three, and these are separated right here in the middle. So then you have a metal pocket and two side pockets along side of it. Now the one hit I will give. This is I wish there were zippers here just to make it a little bit more secure these right deep enough. That I’m not really afraid that an items gonna spill out, but it would be nice just to have that zipper, justic a bit more secure along this area.

So that’s just the one little thing I’d like to see, but if you’re handy with a needle and thread, you could probably sew in your own zippers for the front and side pockets right here, then you have the main compartment and this main compartment is a composed of a vinyl material. It is a 18 ounce, weatherproof tarp, liner seal with military-spec seam binding, and the thread itself is nylon, 69 thread. So it’s really heavy-duty. It is waterproof and if you can, if you put any items in here, water will not get in or out so I’ve had friends who come back from the gym or hitting the pool they’ll throw like a wet wetsuit in here, and this is waterproof and it will not soak the rest of your back.

Conversely, I have friends who use this as a bike bag and what they do is they’ll stick their laptop in here and once they seal it they’ll ride in the rain, and they don’t have to worry about any moisture getting in and soaking their laptop. So you can rest stay from the fact that a no water will get in or out of this area and that’s almost priceless, especially if you’re doing something like being a messenger, and you don’t want anything to affect the contents of this bag.

So I can see why this is popular with messengers. The cool thing about this is a5. It’s this velcro area this bag. This waterproof section area actually comes out a little bit so as I undo that you notice here, I can unfold. That and I can access this section right here. So you can use this as a separator. You can put regular items right here and then items that you don’t want to get in here on this area or what you can do is you can put items right here.

I use this as sort of a hidden pocket and then, when you put the main pouch inside you’re, not going to worry about it. So that’s like a nice touch, so it’s pretty good for gear separation and it’s a nice option. My friends, mostly what they do is they’ll, stick the wet clothes in here and then like the regular clothes that they want to keep dry on the bottom section. So that’s kind of something to do some other friends who just use it as a security pocket they’ll put extra cash in this bottom section, because no one will know about it and then like their other valuables in the main compartment.

So that’s a nice touch. It’s a pretty simple design, nothing crazy, but it’s super durable, super handy and very convenient to use it’s well thought-out design. Just the fact that half of my friends have this bag is a testament to it. As I said, there are three sizes which looking at here is the citizen and that’s the most popular size. Msrp, for this is about $140. You can probably get it for less call Young’s to get the rate and that’s about it. If you guys have any more questions, just feel free to message us that that’s my review thanks for watching guys and have a great day.

Today, we’re looking at this right here. This is a badass -, Luisi bag. I found it’s from a company dis local here here. It’s not, they have a local store in Denver they’re at a San Francisco go, it’s called chrome industries and they have like this they’re kind of their signature as this whole, like seatbelt style like buckle, feature right here, which I think is really cool and this it just looked like their small bag.

This is called the check up and it has like this cool gold top piece, and so this is my new ec bag, so I just throw my IEDC essentials in here, like my gloves, are surprisingly snowing outside right now in Denver, got like my headphones. Everything I’ll go over all that a minute, but it has like a it’s all waterproof blind on the inside right here, so you could put like a wetsuit or whatever you wanted to in their hair.

Like anything like say, if you’re running you had some wet gear from the gym, what not throw that in there it’s not going to like it like mess of your car. Anything like that. You can roll that bad boy up like that rank you in the back, see this little pocket right here. This is actually for a u-lock. So if you’re riding your bike, whatever you have one of those bulky q locks, you can slide at the top right there and just think stake right right place.

I just want to show you all like how this thing looks whenever you’re wearing it, you’re, probably wondering just grab it by this side right here by the bulky, tuck sling it over your spoon like this and come around like this and snap that bad boy and you’re good to go and I like this thing. A lot like this whole feature, because you can take this thing off and just like our bikes, if you’re ready to restaurant or something just clicking on the chair, you’re good to go.

So that’s not rods right there and then, what’s on the back, there’s your like sight, but organized you just mean down that. There’s no padding on this! It’s like just a simple seat belt, strap because you’re not going to really put a lot of weight in this thing. I guess they think of that. You know I really like this man and there’s a pocket right here in the front check this out, you can put like a phone or whatever you want to in this little velcro pocket.

The velcro is like really strong on this, so you’re not too worried about it, like oh, not done or anything once you really lock it down, and so I’ll just go over the stuff that I have in here and what I was all like able to fit this thing, because I was able to fit more so check it. This stuff I got my mace right here. This stuff saved my see my ass the other day. I want to get into that right now.

But that’s why you want to see me for a little bit. I had a little bit of a incident where my EDC actually saved my ass, so um I got it like a pin in here I had my G 4 X 2 headphones right in the front pouch right there, and so that’s pretty much just what I keep in there, which is you could fit a lot more in there. It doesn’t really all I need to sit in there and see open it. Listening, I really look.

This is my favorite feature about this bag. Is that one small bag, because, if you really needed to I, was able to fit my 13 inch MacBook in this thing and was able to even close it up and everything in this small little bag, which is awesome and then I got my gloves right there. Let’s see I got a little notepad right. There, I always write stuff down to that phone charger. This is my little med kit.

I got like a whole like check this off. Just like this is super handles is awesome. I got literally like everything you need in here. I even got like gloves in there like med, gloves, I got bandages big bandages small bandages. The tape to tape up like wounds are soft like this is super handy. If you don’t have like a smaller bag thick, you should make one of these little thing, throw in your bags pretty cool to have and then I just got a little handkerchief right there, blowing nose, get it cut.

Anything like that. Just Mandy’s will I’ve got a mole charger in here. Let’s see words that it I got the little power bank right there as well. This is just a little power bank to go along with this cord right here and then I got my headphones in here. I got some backup. Cash always carry some backup cash and another hat you put on. If you got a phone case, turned like a 20 behind your phone case, and so, if you’re ever somewhere, you’re like oh man, I, don’t have cash or your cards, not working you’ll.

Have that 20 behind your phone case, and it goes flat if you want you to notice behind a just. Whenever you take your phone out your case to remember that, because it will go fly it out, because you literally you forget about it, I had then just I got the little Chuck right here to charge up the portable charger, and some these are I carried. These everywhere got some wet wipes in there, and then this is also like a thing that this is more along.

Like a medical, wet web paper, but I mean that’s nice, nap you’re on campus or somewhere and I mean it’s not you. So you know how you know how it is, however, like on campus or your workplace enough and then I got another charger cord in there and I could fit some more stuff in here. If I needed to oh yeah. Actually, I do check this on. It’s like a hidden pocket right up here at the top, unless your main compartment- and this is like all waterproof right here and then you have this compartment right here, which isn’t necessarily waterproof and I.

Just got like my key fob for my shrunk and because I broke a crashed. It broke that on the ninebot like an idiot and see you here when there’s a chest, they can they’re not going to fit some more stuff in there. If I needed to quit, that’s pretty much all I need to carry and I don’t want to make it too bulky. You know what I mean, and so this thing’s perfect. So that’s like that’s how big it is without this thing looks like unroll like this, and then you just pull that down like two times and then pop that thing over, like that and you’re good to go.

I love this thing: man, it works out well like the buckles, are cool as like the vocals are really what makes it badass you throw that over right. There I love how simple they are. You know what I mean: it’s not like the other messenger bag where you got to sit there, mess with it for a minute. I mean this thing, snaps into place and you’re good to go. But this is the chrome industries check out bag I’ll, throw a link up the description, they’re on sale right now in stores, so you get them for like 50 bucks and stores other than that they’re like a hundred bucks on Amazon.

Why not, but anyways do this myth Church can enjoy the video thumbs up now. I’ll see you all next week.

Comm- and this is a chrome, citizen- messenger bag- this is a bag that pretty much started it all for Chrome, it’s bomb-proof, you see across the world and it’s very very rugged. Now the citizen is a great bag. It really is it’s a messenger style back. There is a kind of containment flap that goes over the top. It’s waterproof it’s made in the USA and it’s guaranteed for life.

That’s pretty remarkable and these things really stand up to the test of time. I have a couple of bags and a pair of shoes from chrome and I’ve never had to worry about them. Getting getting too beaten up, because I can handle anything that you dish out. Adam now, there’s four main compartments to the citizen and it’s in a waterproof casing.

It’s actually 18 ounce, tough parkland style, liner, that’s inside of the bag. Now the four main compartments keep. It can be kind of argued, there’s one main large compartment. Of course, that does have that waterproof lining a cool thing about this as well. If you’re riding in the rain, your gear is not going to get wet.

The second thing about it is you get through a bag ice in here and a bunch of beverages and go to the beach and you’re, not gonna, get your back wet and all you other accessories aren’t going to get wet either. Now the three other compartments are kind of tucked away off to or on the sides. One on the right of course, then one on the left and a nice little sleeve here and then there’s a good organizational style pockets, one for a little bit more security that has a zipper, a couple pen, pockets of big stuff.

This is a great simple to use bag again very bomb-proof, because in the Cordura style fabric, it’s very abrasion resistant and waterproof. And of course, this auto accessory, you can strap downs, have reflective piping as well. So when you’re riding at night, you won’t have to worry about. You know not being seen now it does have a messenger style.

Sling has a stabilizer strap as well with reflective piping and I like the shoulder strap, because it’s pretty minimalistic now there’s a bit of padding along the top side, its EBA on the inside and, of course, is going to be accessory, strap to it. You can attach phone accessory packs and, of course, a wire. The speakers, if you like as well, then there’s the traditional style belt buckle.

This is a corset buckle. Actually, it’s easy to use. It does function as a bottle opener as well. This is a great bag, it’s bomb proof, it’s the chrome citizen and you can check it out at the house. Calm.

Hi, my name is Tommy P, Ansem and I’m here to talk to you about something I use almost every day. The fact it comes with me just about everywhere. I go I’m. Talking about the citizen, messenger bag by chrome industries, mine! Is there a brick red color? It’s chrome, this mid sized messenger bag with a capacity of 26 liters. It can hold up to a 17 inch.

Laptop I really enjoy this bag and it comes standard with Chrome’s iconic belt, buckle strap, which all use. Now you really like using this bag, it’s really comfortable to wear it’s easy to tighten it loosen it to fit your body, and it feels really secure on your back, especially with this secondary, strap off the side. I feel very secure, while I’m biking, knowing that my bag is not gonna move anywhere.

It’s gonna stay right in place. It’s pretty important. The design of this strap allows you to quickly loosen it and swing the bag around your body, so that you can take stuff out without having to take the back wheel, but I’m gonna take off the bag, so that I can show you it a little bit better. The bag is standard. With these two buckle straps at the bottom, to secure your bag as well as a strip of pretty sturdy.

A Velcro inside the bag itself is made out of dual wall construction, which is pretty neat. It has this tear resistant, 1050, D nylon, and this waterproof tarpaulin liner inside, which keeps your content. It’s completely dry. I can personally attest to that. Having worn this bag in the pouring rain and the snow while biking, it’s kept all my stuff very dry inside, while the rest of me, even under my waterproof jacket, was completely wet yeah.

It has a couple of pockets in front for pens I like to keep my business cards in this pouch. This is simply pocket whatever you want to put them there and apologize for your you luck or a tablet can fit in there pretty easily I put some stuff in this bag so that you can see just how much capacity it has, and it’s about I would say about half full right now and I.

Have this big steel, water bottle a pair of jeans and this big old business law textbook pretty big bag? It’s not very often that I can’t fit. Everything. Is that I needed to carry with me in this bag and I can’t fit? It probably don’t need it with me. I’ve had this bag for about three months, I got it in early November after I was biking home one day, and someone actually hit me on a motorized scooter and the force of the impact actually broke.

Both the frame of my bicycle and the straps of my backpack. That I was wearing needless to say that walk home was a little bit upsetting, but because I work in my school’s bike shop I was easy, easily able to even take the parts off my old bed frame and throw it on a new frame and then I just needed to get a new battery. So I wanted something that would be durable and that would be comfortable to wear while I was riding my bike and something that was easy.

Easy to wear asked my fellow bike shop mechanics what they thought, and a lot of people pointed me towards Chrome for good bags to wear while biking chrome has an established base in Viking culture and now I see why their bags are great great for biking. I looked at Chrome’s bags on their website and I immediately fell in love with the citizen.

After learning a little bit more about chrome as a company I decided that this was the only bag that I really get. So let me tell you a little bit about chrome. Chrome was started by a couple guys in Boulder Colorado who really like to bike and kept breaking their bags, so they decided to make their own in a garage I think it’s a really cool story, and after a couple years of them making bags, they decided they wanted a better strap and they cut the seat belts out of cars in a junkyard I thought it was a cool story of how they got their famous seat belt, buckle, strap, but what’s cooler than that is all of chromes bags are handmade in Chico, California out of military-grade materials.

I. Think that’s really important for a couple of reasons. I like supporting American manufacturing, because I know that my purchase is supporting American economies and American communities and – I like supporting American production, because I like knowing that my products are being made under ethical work conditions. Now what I mean is that in production in manufacturing, a lot of outsourced, labor is subject to a lot of conditions like sweatshop sweatshop practices or a child.

Labor is a big problem in manufacturing and I like knowing that my products are made in the USA, because I know that the workers are given all the rights that they deserve and no one’s being hurt, making my products so way to go. Chrome. Thank you for being committed to responsible production. Thanks for watching my video I hope you enjoyed it.

We needed a tough quick-release buckle for our messenger bag, so we pulled the junkyard big enough to carry a work day’s worth of gear and then some the citizen holds 26 litres in its main compartment and will fit a 17 inch laptop put together. The welded waterproof liner in the military grade. Nylon, shell and you’ve got a weatherproof bag. That’s ready for anything! The city throws your way the citizen is built in the USA and we build them tough, so tough that we stand behind every bag.

We sell with a lifetime guarantee against defect.