Originally Posted by
vaticdart
I forgot about it in my initial post, but as someone else mentioned above, the Seagull Black Bag is a great deal too. As long as you're okay with having an all black bag.
Everyone I know who has a Chrome, either a mess bag or backpack, is quite happy with. If I had bought a Chrome instead of a Timbuk2 I probably could have avoided spending $400 on a Pac
Actually, I am trying to avoid dark colors. I was looking at the light blue and orange Chrome bags.
I took a close look at the Pac bags and a lot of people have been happy with them, but read a horror story or two about dealing with their customer service. And as you said, they're expensive. I can't see the investment unless I was actually a bike messenger.