Monthly Archives: August 2010

Our Hero!

Mario from western exterminators here to escort pesky fruit flies off the Timbuk2 premises! Never one to miss an opportunity for shameless self promotion, (Main Man) Mario tells us people already LOVE him on Yelp. (ex)Terminate on, dude

Social Bike System

The Social Bicycle System (SoBi) is a public bike share system that uses GPS, mobile communications, and a secure lock that can attach to almost any bicycle and lock to any regular bike rack. This system will be more affordable and scalable than existing bike share systems and can be deployed in a wider range [...]

Internship Week 7: Bag Overload!

This week I dealt with product samples. Timbuk2 has a ton of new products coming out! I took pictures, labeled, categorized and prepped the bags. I also learned how companies ship inventory. We sent out sample bags to companies looking to carry Timbuk2. It all sounds a bit boring, but I enjoyed being buried up [...]

Timbuk2 Honeymoon

Our Timbuk2 fan Rona sent us this picture from her honeymoon. She’s reppin’ Timbuk2 across the globe! Way to sport the small messenger. We love the custom fabric! Note: If you have any pictures from your world travels this summer, send them on in or share on Facebook!

Funky Bags in Our Factory

This is a celebration of the funkiest custom bag that comes out of our San Francisco factory. Our sewing team has seen it all so naturally they’re in charge of selecting the blog-worthy funk. For our first installment of funky bags, Fang picked this texturized, bright and loud as Hell messenger. It was designed by [...]

OR Showstopper

Stanley Hawks of the SLC Bike Coalition has rocked this Timbuk2 messenger for 18 years. You the man Stan. Stanley with his 18 year old messenger at the OR Summer Market in Salt Lake.

OR Summer Market

We’re at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, UTAH! Here’s a glimpse into this indoor outdoor paradise . . . Our travel display. Obey the rules. Vinyl Swigs take the Salt Lake streets. Our board member Bob with his old school T2 Messenger. Bob was a football star; don’t mess.

Internship Week 6: Painting Bags

This week has been hectic here at Timbuk2 headquarters. Everyone is gearing up for Outdoor Retailer, a giant tradeshow in Salt Lake City. A ton of planning and energy goes into making a great tradeshow booth. My job for this week was to help build the display for Timbuk2’s future travel line. We constructed an [...]