Since I upgraded from a small to a large messenger, Timbuk2 has become my grocery bag of choice. A few days ago, I went to my local farmers market and bought a 15-pound watermelon that was twice the size of my head. Then I bought a dozen peaches and nectarines. Magically, they all fit nicely [...]
On a recent trip to Oregon to visit friends, I wasn’t surprised to see a ton of Timbuk2 in Portland. Portland felt like San Francisco’s rainer bikier sister. But I was not expecting to see a Timbuk2 bag while hiking to Broken Top just outside of Bend. I also wasn’t expecting to have 3G coverage [...]
A month ago I went to Ocean Beach with friends for the Great Highway edition of Sunday Street. Despite San Francisco’s typical wintery summer, everyone was it good spirits and fun was had. I particularly enjoyed how many people brought their furry friends. A furry friend trying to steal treats from her master’s Timbuk2 bag. [...]
I recently bumped into two photographers at All City, a favorite spot for photo shoots in the Tenderloin. Brad Evans and Travis Jensen love the neighborhood and have been shooting it for years. This is the photo Travis is taking below. Travis rocking his four-year-old red Timbuk2 messenger bag. Brad and Travis recently released a [...]
I recently went to a jam-making class taught by Dafna Kory of INNA Jams at Urban Kitchen SF. Dafna is a “recession entrepreneur” who impressively transformed her jam-making hobby into a thriving business. She is also one of the very few jam-makers who delivers jam by bicycle (or tricycle). All while wearing fabulous boots and [...]
The Sartorialist regularly features stylish women on bikes (yow!). And then there was the NYC skirt ride in response to the infamous skirt ticket. Now fashion designer Phillip Lim has jumped on the bandwagon. He released a short film featuring women on bikes for his Fall/Winter collection. It’s shot in San Francisco and is quite [...]
I live in the densest neighborhood in San Francisco. While it’s not exactly known for parks, the Tenderloin has its fair share of secret gardens for enjoying BBQs and cocktails on sunny afternoons. This year on the 4th fo July we found ourselves in one of these secret gardens. But instead of bringing the standard [...]
Sometimes a patch is all it takes. My messenger has a Tenderloin National Forest patch that makes it a little different than the rest. These are some of my favorite patched messengers that I’ve spotted in San Francisco. I have no idea if this guy’s name is Augustine or if it’s an obscure band I’m [...]
San Francisco bicycle messenger and blogger Bluoz unearthed an interesting article from the San Francisco Call, August 4, 1895; the paper was published between 1895 and 1913. The writer describes the wonders of the amazing new cog bicycle which was essentially the original fixie bike, as gears weren’t invented until 1905. Patented by PJ O’Connor, [...]
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