Warren and all,
Yeah, My beloved gave me crap about the "man-purse" issue. I'm thinking of sewing in my own zippered pockets on a messenger bag to fit those things you mentioned. You'd think that they would already be in there after all of these years. I wonder if its a purist thing. Due to my relatively short daily commute and the need to have as little stuff actually on the bike, I have decided to go with a Chrome bag. Now about that size thing.....I have such a rough life :-) Paul