Monthly Archives: November 2009

(TIMBUK2)RED Special Edition Messengers

In celebration of World AIDS Day, December 1, 2009, Timbuk2 has launched two (PRODUCT)REDâ„¢ Special Edition messenger bags. We are contributing 5% of sales from these Special Edition messengers to the Global Fund to combat AIDS in Africa. Learn more about (TIMBUK2)RED here and choose the style that suits you best – Optic or Racing [...]

Bike Paths for the New Year

According to a city report, cycling in San Francisco has increased by 53% since 2006. So naturally San Francisco has been cleared to paint the first 3.6 miles of new bike lanes proposed in the city’s bike plan. That will leave 30.4 miles to go. Additionally, “60 new bike racks have been approved out of [...]

Carry Lots ‘o Cargo

Check out this summary of bikes that carry unusual amounts of cargo. We are big fans of the Surly/Xtracycle Big Dummy. Also digging the man-and-bike-in-nature element of the Metrofiets bikes. Makes me think I should carry more, not less. Oh the irony. A Monark Long-John cargo bike.

Identifying Plants

Every Saturday from 9AM-1PM, I wander around the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Nursery in Golden Gate Park learning new plants for my Plant ID class offered at City College. My classmate Stella is often sporting her sweet, old school hibiscus T2 bag. Stella’s rocking it in my favorite succulent and cacti section of [...]

SF Bike Expo

Looking for fun this weekend? Hit up the Cow Palace for the SF Bike Expo this Saturday where a good time will be had by all. AT’s Showdown at the Palace: Cross Palace: and much, much more.

Thinking Cap . . .

Horns are just part of the drill when we’re thinking really hard. Jordan in his thinking cap.

Cool Etsy Bike Stuff

Sometimes I like to click around on Etsy to look at cool handmade stuff. Here are some sweet bike things (click on the pic if you want to be magically transported to the item page). It’s a ring! It’s a cup! It’s a clock! It’s a key holder!

Freaky Friday the 13th

Go ahead and freak yourself out, it’s Friday the 13th!

Timbuk2 Fan Photos

Our friend Amy met this girl, Danelle, in Chicago at the Patton Oswalt show at the Chicago Theater. When Anna saw her wearing a Timbuk2 bag she had to talk to her. Apparently Danelle is a HUGE Timbuk2 fan and obviously, she’s a ridiculously good looking model. Do you have friends who love Timbuk2 and [...]

200 Recycled Bags

We recently hit a very cool milestone. 200 bags donated to our bag recycling program! Timbuk2′s recycled bags are donated to the San Francisco based non-profit, At The Crossroads (ATC). The economy has been tough on organizations like ATC but founder, Rob Gitin, and his team have dug in and ensure their service level to [...]