Monthly Archives: August 2009

Bicycle Contortionist

I see a lot of foldadable bikes on my ride to work every day. The tiny wheels and funky looking frames never make me feel envious except when I’m lugging my bike up three flights of stairs every night, hoping/praying I don’t bash the walls. Treehugger.com reported on a snazy new foldable bike that has [...]

Sexy, strong, and scary

From the land of Corporate Sales…one of our good friends and logo embroiderer, Andy, from DCL Productions just got married. The groomsmen got Timbuk2 Bags with….Luchador Masks inside. On each bag a mask was embroidered.  A lovely Marin wedding, organic rice and all.

Sand-Which?

A couple of us (actually just Daniel and I) started a sandwich club here at Timbuk2. In these rough economic times, we decided to spend less money on food and more money on important things, like beer and Timbuk2 bags! Tell us which sandwich looks like a better eat, or better yet, tell us what [...]

Portable Light on Your FLAP

Last year, Timbuk2 used scraps and words of inspiration to produce a bag for 2008 Pop!Tech annual conference that explored scarcity and abundance. The bags were then up-cycled to the non-profit Peace Games. Our work with Pop!Tech and Peace Games inspired us to pay more attention to scarcity and abundance in San Francisco and a [...]

The Megawhoosh Waterslide

Awesome huh? Now read how it was really done.

San Francisco Voted 3rd Best Biking City

San Francisco was recently named the third best American city for cycling according to a Huffington Post survey. Portland and Seattle topped our fine city; we still have better weather. I wonder if San Francisco’s 45 Bike Network Improvement Projects will help us reach the Portland/Seattle biking glory we all seek?

Photo courtesy of the Huffington [...]

Recycled Bag Love Note

We recently received this note from a generous participant of our Bag Recycling Program. Feel the love.

It’s the name of the Game.

If you’ve ever worn spandex or even thought about it…

LV Trash Bags?

It’s obviously a rip-off, but a good one.
Image courtesy of anotherbagblog.com

Personal Cycle Lane

Newscientist.com reported on this awesome product for night riding. “Cycle lanes are a good way of keeping bikes away from cars and minimising accidents, but they aren’t available on every road. Evan Gant at the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and Alex Tee of Altitude Inc in Somerville, Massachusetts, have designed a portable cycle [...]