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This looks really interesting to me especially for bike commuting with a laptop. This thing is made of some fancy material that stiffens on impact. Quite interesting:

http://g-form.com/product/extreme-sleeve-for-laptops/

J.

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Originally Posted by Drew Eckhardt (Post 12601055)

Arkel Commuter

Has a suspended laptop pouch, latching rack attachment which is adjustable for fore/aft location and comes off with a pull on one handle, has super-tough fabric, is water resistant, and you can get a fitted rain cover for down pours. Just big enough for laptop, lock, rain clothes, warm cycling clothes, work clothes and a few other random things.

I also have a 4-year next business day on-site service contract which I expect to use (I went through three main boards, one screen, and one hard drive in three years with my last Dell commuting with a back pack).

If your software needs are compatible, your files on a thumb drive or virtual machine on a USB hard drive would be easier to accommodate. Mine aren't.

I've seen this bag in person and the "suspended" laptop pouch is a lie. All they mean is that is has a separate kind of large pocket inside the bag which doesn't go all the way to the bottom of the bag. It's ok, it's not like I can find anything better, but I was definitely disappointed that there was no actual "suspension".

I'm sure it's a fine bag otherwise, as the guy points out if you set the bag down hard on the bottom probably helps that the computer isn't touching the bottom of the bag. Just annoyed that they called that "suspended".

There are a number of commuter-specific panniers out there - In general, the common feature is that the padded laptop sleeve is inboard, attached to the stiffener panel, so even if you fall over, the laptop generally won't be bouncing off the pavement (which is a potential problem with a laptop sleeve in a regular cargo pannier.)

Some of these are water-proof, or so water-resistant they may as well be - the ones that are not generally have rain covers available, and I'd recommend getting one. If they're neither waterproof nor have a rain cover available, I'd skip it. Sudden downpours happen.

People who make commuter panniers:

Arkel
Ortleib
Vaude
Jandd
Carradice
Knogg
North Street Bags (Laptop sleeve is a $10 option.)

I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting...

I have a BIG laptop that I need to transport for work as well. My company got me a waterproof case (so I don't have to worry about riding in the rain):

http://www.amazon.com/SealLine-Compu.../dp/B000OV76UC

I have the large, and it (barely) fits inside my Novara Communter pannier, which I love:

http://www.rei.com/product/780448/no...single-pannier

Between that pannier and a smaller Arkel on the other side, I can get laptop, towel, clothes, lunch, etc. with no problem.

I should add that once I forgot to lock the clips on the pannier, and it came off and rolled down a busy street with my laptop in it. Awesome! Fortunately, between the padding on the Sealline case and whatever else was in the bag, the laptop was fine.

Dave

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Originally Posted by fuzz2050 (Post 12607195)

I have a EEE that I've been beating the carp out of for 2.5 years.

Did the carp come out? Did it make a nice meal? ;)

But also, I have a 13" MacBook Pro that I have in a heavily padded Brenthaven bag, that I bungee strap to my rack.