Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Show your Custom Mess Bags!

Much like the other strut your stuff threads.
Show us the custom work on your bags!

although not mine I LOVE this one:
http://www.under-the-weather.ca/JFShow.sbxl/homepage/pictures/slide12.jpg

i'll post it on tuesday when I receive mine!

that is awesome, where did you get it done?

As stated, the bags not mine.
But its being shown at Jet fuel in Toronto.
http://www.under-the-weather.ca/JFShow.sbxl/homepage/

As stated, the bags not mine.
But its being shown at Jet fuel in Toronto.
http://www.under-the-weather.ca/JFShow.sbxl/homepage/

Holy ****...

http://www.under-the-weather.ca/images/BeeHGSm.gif

Much like the other strut your stuff threads.
Show us the custom work on your bags!

although not mine I LOVE this one:
http://www.under-the-weather.ca/JFShow.sbxl/homepage/pictures/slide12.jpg

that bag makes me pee a little, it's so nice.

That white one is beautiful..

My Chrome just has some extra reflectors and webbing loops sewn on... mildly custom, I guess.
I had to use an industrial sewing machine to put them there.

this is the one i just finished making. the next one will look a little nicer hopefully.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/thedommer/bag1.jpg
(thank god i was born in new jersey)

and the strap..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/thedommer/bag2.jpg

dommer that bag is so 'effing kicka$$. although you can't see me now (or can you?) i'm sporting some jersey pride here in SF in the form of a black tee that reads "New Jersey - Only the Strong Survive"

god bless that little state i love so much to hate. i can't hardly wait to never move back there.

oh, and that white bag up there is pretty t&a also, but i can't say it makes me pee a little. maybe too much coffee mplsminx?

This was Mrs Wife's christmas present to me. Her first attempt at bagmaking.

http://static.flickr.com/40/81068731_c80f6e0301_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18172823@N00/81068731/in/photostream/)

http://static.flickr.com/42/81068732_be103374d5_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18172823@N00/81068732/in/photostream/)

http://static.flickr.com/38/81068734_f0bb3be878_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18172823@N00/81068734/)

http://static.flickr.com/37/81068733_c157f6f3ea_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18172823@N00/81068733/in/photostream/)

This was Mrs Wife's christmas present to me. Her first attempt at bagmaking.

awesome.

Sweet Moses Malone...


That's the most perfect bag ever. Not even kidding.

Holy ****, "Commute". Dude wins at life.

dommer that bag is so 'effing kicka$$. although you can't see me now (or can you?) i'm sporting some jersey pride here in SF in the form of a black tee that reads "New Jersey - Only the Strong Survive"

god bless that little state i love so much to hate. i can't hardly wait to never move back there.

oh, and that white bag up there is pretty t&a also, but i can't say it makes me pee a little. maybe too much coffee mplsminx?


everyone loves jersey... as soon as they stop living there. ive got a little jersey sailor tattoo that says ship to shore.. buuut i still dont think im going back anytime soon...

my super custom one of a kinda chrome kremlin:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dosoner/chromebag.jpg



i know, its ****in wonderful, right?

[QUOTE=jessefive]This was Mrs Wife's christmas present to me. Her first attempt at bagmaking.

I have been a witness of this bag and it's the sweetest thing ever sewn. Jesse, have you carried Madeline in it yet?

mine's just a black reload courier with red thread and the patch moved to the pocket....

jessefive, your wife rocks. That bag is effin amazing!

Also, the Japanese-influenced bag is beautiful. Can anyone translate?

This was Mrs Wife's christmas present to me. Her first attempt at bagmaking.




sweet bag. Between that bag and the kid, you got yourself a real keeper

that bag is pretty awesome jesse 5 is it waterproof?

oh, and that white bag up there is pretty t&a also, but i can't say it makes me pee a little. maybe too much coffee mplsminx?

i don't want to talk about it.

i don't want to talk about it.

After a baby, apparently, all bladder control is lost. I hear.

The bag is waterproof (the liner is an old outdoor tablecloth). But I haven't tried to carry Madeline in it yet. Wee Maruke is still a bit too young for that.

my little brother used to work for a timbuk2 dealer, so I got this one for like $60 - nothing fancy, though.

http://zachs.smugmug.com/photos/66914492-L-1.jpg
http://zachs.smugmug.com/photos/66914500-L-1.jpg

my bag isn't a messenger bag [just a ten year old caterpillar record bag] and the only customising on it are some slashes and holes that mean i can't carry anything smaller than a packet of cigarettes in it.

but that bag with the cherry blossom is stunning.

fsnl
sparky

What are the chances a normal sewing machine can sew through a layer of Cordura and vynal?

low.

after about a year of use on denim and other such things, mine [technically my mum's] required over £100 of repairs.

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sparky

http://boxwood.subtle.org/se/albums/messengerbags/mdreload01.jpg

http://boxwood.subtle.org/se/albums/messengerbags/mdreload01.jpg
please explain.

it looks like the maryland flag to me

How much do industrial sewing machines cost?

it looks like the maryland flag to me

Yep, Maryland state flag.

http://www2.informs.org/Conf/Computing05/images/maryland.jpg

industrial sewing machines are cheap [£200?]

industrial embroidery machines are not [£1000s]

don't forget other options like silk screen printing which is relatively easy and cheap [you can get a full kit for about £50]

fsnl
sparky

industrial sewing machines are cheap [£200?]

industrial embroidery machines are not [£1000s]

don't forget other options like silk screen printing which is relatively easy and cheap [you can get a full kit for about £50]

fsnl
sparky

Well, used industrials can get that cheap, and worth every penny. Factories don't tend to let them go until the life is almost all gone, small manufacturers/individuals let them go when they go out of business, so you can get lucky in that way. We've had used, new is the only way to go. Our most recent machine set us back $3200 Cdn, and that's after I went around the dealer direct to his distributor because he was rude to my boss (my wife) which took half a G off the price. MF shouldn't a mouthed off like that. But you can find good machines that aren't that much of an investment.

A decent home embroidery machine is $1000 Canadian, one suitable for small scale production would start at around $4000 Cdn. We don't have one, freehand on a standard sewing machine is our method, we'll never have an automated embroidery rig.

Thanks for the props on the plum tree bag, OP & others!

Re-reading that it sounds expensive! It's not so bad though, I've had bikes that cost more. What I really want is a computer that costs more! One of those new macs maybe....must work harder!

I'm not very artisitic, so I've used this button to customize my bag:

http://webpages.cs.luc.edu/~mbone/bike.jpg

A decent home embroidery machine is $1000 Canadian, one suitable for small scale production would start at around $4000 Cdn. We don't have one, freehand on a standard sewing machine is our method, we'll never have an automated embroidery rig.

Thanks for the props on the plum tree bag, OP & others!

You must be joking. Is all the embroidery on those bags seriously all done freehand on a standard machine? My hat is off to you, sir.

Yep, Maryland state flag.

http://www2.informs.org/Conf/Computing05/images/maryland.jpg
I know the flag, I was wondering why the poster had it.

Here's mine:

http://velospace.org/files/bikebag1.jpg

The only truly unique thing about it is the sheath on the bottom for my little league bat. I don't normally ride with it because I don't want it to be an issue should police get involved with anything I do, but cars do leave me alone more when I have it with me.

I know the flag, I was wondering why the poster had it.

I grew up in Maryland, and my folks still live there? MARYLAND PRIDE WHAT!@%

After a baby, apparently, all bladder control is lost. I hear.

The bag is waterproof (the liner is an old outdoor tablecloth). But I haven't tried to carry Madeline in it yet. Wee Maruke is still a bit too young for that.

you don't even want to know what happened when i saw your bag.

also, yeah, might want to wait until mad dog has a little muscle control in that wee wobbly neck before you go hoisting her into the bag. after that i declare: international baby-in-a-bag day.

bring it.

industrial sewing machines are cheap [£200?]

industrial embroidery machines are not [£1000s]

don't forget other options like silk screen printing which is relatively easy and cheap [you can get a full kit for about £50]

fsnl
sparky

I'm just looking for a sewing machine. The embroidery.. won't be me.. I lack many things. Sensability, and talent being of the two foremost.

Thanks Sparky. I'll keep that on my short list of extra things. Rumour has it I'm selling the Jeep and will be carless when I get home.

i forget to mention; if you do buy an industrial sewing machine from ebay or somewhere, make sure that:

1- it's single phase AC [domestic power] compatable, not three or four phase phase AC [industrial use only].

2- that it's not pneumatic, unless you want to buy a compressor as well.

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sparky

A decent home embroidery machine is $1000 Canadian, one suitable for small scale production would start at around $4000 Cdn. We don't have one, freehand on a standard sewing machine is our method, we'll never have an automated embroidery rig.

Thanks for the props on the plum tree bag, OP & others!

HOLY SHIAT!
all those bags were freehanded!
oh man, respect.

I'm waiting on a custom pac bag... but it won't be here till next month so I have a quite the wait ahead of me... It'll be awsome though...

haha, I ordered a brown Push bag w/ domo-kun on it. should be done by end of this month.
PAC bags are awesome. I'll have to wait till I win the lottery.

sharpie paint pens, coffee, and about 2 hours

http://static.flickr.com/51/147219120_231b47652c.jpg

Here's mine:

http://velospace.org/files/bikebag1.jpg

The only truly unique thing about it is the sheath on the bottom for my little league bat. I don't normally ride with it because I don't want it to be an issue should police get involved with anything I do, but cars do leave me alone more when I have it with me.

nice OHIO! originally from westerville/columbus/dublin...still get back once a year. miss the motherland.

again, jinx that is AMAZING.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/guerillaidiom/IMG_6828.jpg


This might be the only good picture I have of it, but this is my boy TJ, who works back home in hartford on his bike.


you can see the word hartford on it if you look. I forget who he said painted it, but I bet a bunch of you guys in here that have been to alleycats around new york/new england have seen it, hell, you've probably seen me too.