yes...i concur on the excellent review..although. for carrying schoolbooks may be different. but chrome bags are absolutely terrible for messengering. (that won't go untested) the shape is all stupid. not nearly wide enough for boxes, my seatbelt thing got sticky and doesn't like to click in sometimes (not that big a deal) mostly just the shape. i commend them on the strap design. very nice. and the height of the bag as well...all in all, they are excellent bags, i guess...but they just aren't wide enough for messeng'rin, (the teardrop type shape doesn't lend itself to any favors, either...not to mention they kinda look like diapers when fully loaded. don't get me wrong. I use a Kremlin (and yes, they do wrap around you pretty well) but ordered a reload bag for better design.

i used a tumbuk2 medium before i got the chrome, and the only complaint i had with that was that it was too small (bigger size would have taken care of that) and that it tended to slip around you when riding.

and can't forget the be-a-dick-to-hipsters comment...if you used a bookbag for carrying books and a messenger bag for messengering, you wouldn't have to worry about disrupting class with a click. (couldn't resist saying it...but i don't mean it)

-jason