tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659690394638399722.post8255368548897613946..comments2024-02-16T12:37:32.727+00:00Comments on velovoice: Review: TRAKKE BAIRN messenger bagRebecca Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979821146538393459noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659690394638399722.post-20005518792641171262013-04-13T12:10:27.355+01:002013-04-13T12:10:27.355+01:00Possibilities - http://www.cocooninnovations.com/p...Possibilities - http://www.cocooninnovations.com/product_info.php?cat_id=0&product_id=200<br /><br />or <br /><br />http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/JANUS-Extension-Pocket-p394.htm <br />(works as a concept but not in reality because the strap needs to feed through the back and the trakke strap is stitched down.<br /><br />or<br /><br />http://www.fotosense.co.uk/black-rapid-bryce-pocket-case.html<br /><br />Which seems the best so far because it attaches vertically on the strap and would be noisy (big fat velcro) for a thief to remove. Nataliehttp://www.nataliefergie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659690394638399722.post-23228124581762373122013-04-12T18:58:17.184+01:002013-04-12T18:58:17.184+01:00Greg, you are a superior being!
I'm very dom...Greg, you are a superior being! <br /><br />I'm very dominant right-handed. I can't even conceive of twisting to the left to get something out of a bag. <br /><br />Do you ever wear a messenger on a long ride, or just commuting? I am toying with taking one on next week's York-Hull FNRttC... I may regret that!Rebecca Oldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979821146538393459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659690394638399722.post-56942000513161359132013-04-12T18:55:42.940+01:002013-04-12T18:55:42.940+01:00P.S. Would love to hear how you get on with implem...P.S. Would love to hear how you get on with implementing an on-strap pocket on some sort! I love seeing people develop solutions. :)Rebecca Oldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979821146538393459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659690394638399722.post-72133414340417948112013-04-12T18:54:39.139+01:002013-04-12T18:54:39.139+01:00Hi Natalie
I am totally with you on the all-Briti...Hi Natalie<br /><br />I am totally with you on the all-British angle, more because I seek to buy locally and to support traditional crafts than out of any nationalism. Not that I thought that's what you were saying. I love knowing one person made my bag (I think it was James, not sure). <br /><br />Good point about the pickpocket risk. What I'm envisaging however is a kind of stealth pocket. The so-called "Napolean" pocket on Timbuk2 bags is pretty good - you'd really have to know it was there, to know it was there, if you see what I mean. And my other messenger (which is East London born and bred) has a pocket underneath the outer flap - again, you'd have to know. And I think both/either would be tricky to get into without jostling the wearer. But maybe I'm under-estimating the skills of pickpockets...<br /><br />Loved your post on your Bairn. Quite jealous that you've been to Trakke in person! Rebecca Oldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979821146538393459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659690394638399722.post-50579988176323158882013-04-12T17:44:32.912+01:002013-04-12T17:44:32.912+01:00A very interesting review.
When I was thinking abo...A very interesting review.<br />When I was thinking about getting a Bairn, the thing which was really important for me was that it's an all-British product and not one mass produced by piecework in a big factory with one person doing all the straps and a second doing the gussets, but with some quality of process, if you know what I mean.<br /><br />I agree to some extent about the lack of an exterior pocket, I have been using mine for the last couple of days and yes, having to go into the main bag every time is a bit of a pain. But, and it's a BIG BUT, having been pickpocketed in France when someone "dipped" my zipped up bag, I lost money, cards, valuables (but thankfully not my passport) there is a real downside to accessibility. <br /><br />I am wondering about fixing some sort of exterior pocket onto the strap, not for valuables - for the pickpockety reason - and to be honest if my phone goes off and I don't get to it in time well I am not actually that important so it can be dealt with later, but for keys, lipsalve etc. <br />The strap webbing is quite firm, and I think it would "carry" an optional external pocket quite well.Nataliehttp://www.nataliefergie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659690394638399722.post-64207948791108372462013-04-12T14:20:54.156+01:002013-04-12T14:20:54.156+01:00I'm left handed. I wear my messenger bag, a cr...I'm left handed. I wear my messenger bag, a crumpler, over my left shoulder...Greg Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795008618836745837noreply@blogger.com