Perennial Favorites

Perennial Favorites – The Transport Bag

It’s a simple, yet fully functional bag that allows you to tote your Brompton wherever your feet will take you. Of the bag options for Brompton, this is the most compact if the full coverage bags. It’s also the lightest bag option that comes with a shoulder strap.

Like the Brompton Cover and Saddle Bag, it quickly packs into a small bag that easily mounts to your saddle rails (or handlebars if you prefer). The Brompton Transport Bag zips fully open which means loading your Brompton is a breeze. There are two handles and a shoulder strap for easy portability, and the empty bag folds up nicely to slip into its saddle bag. Like all of Radical Design’s bags, it is made of DuPont Rip-Stop Cordura and uses continuous coil YKK zippers.

Radical Design has been making great bags in Holland since 1990. They use top quality materials, and employ stitching methods meant to last a lifetime. Radical Design makes bags for recumbents, bags for bicycle trailers, backpacks for hikers, and surprisingly the sell all the materials they use in their bags separately, right down to the zippers and foam, so you can fix and patch your old bag or try your hand at making your own. As a company they also take a holistic view regarding the health and safety of not only their workers but the workers of their suppliers as well, and values like honesty and quality over cost. Companies like Radical Design are few and far between; people that stay true and adhere to the K.I.S.S. method, Keep It Simple, Stupid.

on December 6 2013

by Bri L

Bags! Bags! Bags! // The Market Bag from Linus

In our last post we featured the Civia Back-Roller Classic, the perfect partnership of Civia's urban styling and Ortlieb design. This week's bag comes from another of our favorite utilitarian city bikes: Linus. Just like Linus's bikes, Linus's Market Bag combines simplicity and reliability with a personality and style that, as Linus likes to say, "makes you feel like you’re in an old French movie". Oui, oui! we say!

Available in three colors, the Linus Market Bag is made from rugged 22oz cotton canvas with a classic look that's sure to always be in style. Leather straps and brushed brass snaps mean this bag is built to last. Carry it in the market by its handle or with the included leather padded shoulder strap. The Market Bag also comes with a small padlock that can be attached to the bag's built-in D-ring for extra security when leaving the bag on your bike.

In the above photo, you'll see three straps on the inside panel of each side of the bag, two at the top and one along the bottom. It's a snap (!) to attach the straps to the top rail of your rack and along the bottom portion of the rack's stay. The three-point attachment ensures your groceries won't bounce on the ride home.

The best part about the market bag? It's incredibly versatile. It can hold a little or a lot and will fit on almost any bike rack—Linus or otherwise. That's what makes the Market Bag so perfect for an afternoon shopping run. Even my L-XL Nutcase Helmet fit inside. The side flaps snap shut on either side, and for those of us who don't want to make the effort to secure the snaps each time, there's a handy magnet sewn into the center of the flap to hold it in place.

On its interior, the bag is wide open—no space is wasted with separations or compartments. With a firm, flat bottom the Market Bag is ready to be loaded up with veggies straight from the farmers market, grocery bags, or pastries and deli treats... as in my case.

This entry was posted in Bags! Bags! Bags! & Perennial Favorites

on July 25 2012

by Martha

Tags: linus bikes, Linus, Linus Bags, Market Bag, Shopping Pannier, Double Pannier & Canvas Bike Pannier