Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - New Chrome Waterproof backpacks

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aboynamedsue
05-18-05, 04:54 PM
has anyone seen or owned one of the new Chrome waterproof backpacks -- the ones with the rolltops like a drybag? what do you think? comfortable? a pain in the ass and heavy?

i think it's an interesting idea and also like that they put on a waistbelt, which their other backpacks don't have.

Here's the link: http://chromebags.com/waterproofpacks.html

fixedfiend
05-18-05, 04:57 PM
search on this forum for Sultan regarding. Not really a messenger bag though.
weed eater
05-18-05, 04:57 PM
i have an arcteryx backpack that is waterproof in addition to being the best cycling backpack i've ever owned. it is long and skinny like a hydration pack (which it's not). the shape of it means it's hard to set down, and strange to pack, but it holds a ton--you can just keep putting things in it. and has a waist + chest belt, and a padded panel to rest on your back, and so on. plus it looks cool. got it at rei a year or two ago.

fixedfiend
05-18-05, 05:01 PM
i have an arcteryx backpack that is waterproof in addition to being the best cycling backpack i've ever owned. it is long and skinny like a hydration pack (which it's not). the shape of it means it's hard to set down, and strange to pack, but it holds a ton--you can just keep putting things in it. and has a waist + chest belt, and a padded panel to rest on your back, and so on. plus it looks cool. got it at rei a year or two ago.

I have that too. Half the price of a Chrome Sultan and better made too. The only drawback is the unecessary amount of adjustment straps.