How does it compare to their more expensive stuff? anyone have one? how waterproof is it?

my buddy works downtown with the xl, loves it.

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i just got the summer edition in medium, so far the quality looks great, way better than my china-made timbuk2 but very stripped down. basically one inner and one outer pocket and that's it. i will probably invest in a larger, custom one in the future but for now the black bag is great.

You should search because theres a ton of info on here about that bag...

But I have one, its the xl, its huge, and it has been totally waterproof for me. Thats through riding in the rain, snow, sleet, whatever for long periods of time. Its really well made. My only complaint would be the strap, and even thats just a small complaint, but I'm pretty sure they use a different strap now anyways, so it doesn't really matter.

what does the front pocket look like now that he doesn't use zippers? pictures if you could