Monthly Archives: April 2008

So You Think You Can Ride?

April 30, 2008 – 5:09 pm
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Bicycle Scavenger Hunt Saturday May 10th

April 29, 2008 – 3:45 pm

Grab a friend and explore San Francisco by bike, get points for most spots visited in four hours. Bonus points for creativity. Extra bonus points for dressing up like a pirate. Start Timbuk2 Retail Store 506 Hayes Street @ Octavia 2pm Finish Line/After Party Golden Gate Park Bunny Meadow (Off West Conservatory Drive between Fulton [...]

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meetings!

April 28, 2008 – 9:32 pm

timbuk2′s meetings were featured in a business week article how to make meetings matter “The sun was glaring through the windows, forcing many to shield their eyes. You couldn’t tell who was in charge. Some people were called on to give status reports didn’t have anything to report,” he says. “There was no mention of [...]

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Break the Ice

April 22, 2008 – 10:30 am

Screw track bikes–bring back the BMXs! Thank you John Farnham, for helping me to remember.

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Timbuk2 Bike Swap a huge success!

April 20, 2008 – 8:14 pm

On one Saturday morning, with only 10 vendors and what seemed like only a handful of buyers we were able to raise $1257 for Cole to participate in Bike And Build this summer! It was amazing really, we only put the word out two weeks prior, and got a great response from people. I think [...]

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prepare your mind..

April 18, 2008 – 7:52 pm

for a mind explosion! timbuk2 bag featured on mtv’s human giant .. the show is a personal favorite of mine. bag comes into view around 1:50. thank god youtube i didnt have to download that from my tivo and post it myself.

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Bikes, They Are People Too

April 16, 2008 – 6:00 pm

It’s not uncommon to see the single-leg-roll or hear a ridiculous crash (i.e. “bike testing”) while working at Timbuk2. Clearly bikes are part of our culture, but until recently they didn’t have a “real” home. Our bikes tended to nestle against desks, lean against cabinets, and generally block key exist/entries in the office. Clearly they [...]

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Day 7: I’m blogging about diaper bags

April 10, 2008 – 6:29 pm

Today Clare worked with a quilter to develop a quilt pattern for the diaper bag. The pattern that Clare showed me is really cool. It’s almost enough for me to get excited about diaper bags. Almost. Just kidding. It’s one of the coolest bags I’ve seen in a long time, no matter what it’s primary [...]

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Day 6: You asked for it…

April 9, 2008 – 6:47 pm

After God knows how many requests—hip mothers, you might actually get what you’ve been asking for: a diaper bag! Yes, it’s true our second artist has actually been working on a diaper bag. This was news to me today. I have to say, the prototype is pretty cool… if you’re into babies and shit. Literally. [...]

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Day 5: New ideas for Clare’s bag

April 8, 2008 – 5:57 pm

Today Tae and Clare discussed ideas for what they could add to the Avon inspired bag. The ideas they have like an organizer that can be removed and be used as a purse is really cool.

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