December 9, 2010 – 11:40 am
Yesterday we spent a couple hours with Timbuk2′s founder Rob Honeycutt. Most of the team had never met Rob so it was a major treat to meet him and hear about the early days of Timbuk2. He told stories of 36 hour sewing sessions, shrinking fabric, manufacturing bliss, tornado disasters and bike adventures. We loved [...]
December 8, 2010 – 11:29 am
The smell of fried potatoes is wafting through the office right now. COOP is making latkas, we’re smothering them in sour cream and apple sauce, the story of Hanukkah is playing in the background and the guys are showing off their dreidel skills. Happy sigh. Latka frying by COOP. Dreidel spinning.
December 7, 2010 – 3:13 pm
The Hayes Valley Block Party this year was a blast! Free booze, live music in Hayes Green and up and down the street, holiday carollers, dancers, creme brulee… yum! Check out some of the fun photos from our store: Jared with his fish bowl o’ beer. (RIP Sam) Our latest and greatest sales employee Vicki… [...]
December 7, 2010 – 11:33 am
Our friend Elia recently spotted her friend Meli in a custom Timbuk2 messenger at Sightglass Coffee Roasters in San Francisco. Meli rocks a small Timbuk2 messenger and is the woman behind the awesome blog bikesandthecity. See more Timbuk2 Showstoppers here. Meli in her custom messenger at Sightglass. Meli’s small messenger bag.
December 3, 2010 – 5:44 pm
Here in Corporate Sales at Timbuk2 we are going crazy helping companies make awesome bags for their corporate holiday gifts. The holiday season does get a little stressful working like mad to meet all those party deadlines. So to cope with the stress, Taska, the Corporate Bag Lady breaks out the sparklieConverse to keep her going. [...]
December 3, 2010 – 3:32 pm
Our friend Kate received this massive custom Timbuk2 messenger bag as a baby shower gift. Unfortunately it’s too large to use as a diaper bag but she’s clearly finding it useful as a baby bag. Thanks for sharing your story Kate! Our Timbuk2 Fan Mail set includes a surprising number of babies! From Kate: We [...]
December 3, 2010 – 11:32 am
It’s that time of year again… The snow is starting to fall (and stick) in Tahoe, and the lights are up around the city. What better way to welcome in the holidays than at the Hayes Valley Block Party?? There will be live music and adult beverages poured for your pleasure. So on your way [...]
December 2, 2010 – 10:10 am
OK fine. You can throw a party in our retail store. COOP, Jared and the retail crew will supply food and frosty beverages and make you feel like a customization messiah. See details below and email Hayesvalley@timbuk2.com for more information. COOP perfecting the Timbuk2 custom wall. Jared making something beautiful. Diana says, “Customizing bags on [...]
December 1, 2010 – 2:16 pm
Timbuk2 is proud to celebrate World AIDS Day today, Dec 1, 2010. We are continuing our work with RED by selling our (TIMBUK2)RED products and donating 5% of sales to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. The increased awareness around HIV/AIDS brought on by RED and other organization is really exciting. The Digital [...]