Author Archives: Lizzy

The Man Who Lived On His Bike

This is one of the raddest videos we’ve seen in a long time. Inspiring backstory, sexy French intro, sexier music, humor, and captures of a daily rhythm that draw you in.

Showstopper: Rad Dad

We spotted Mike at SFO with his loved-for-years Timbuk2 messenger, young daughter, beautiful pregnant wife, a doll in his cargo pocket, and tattoos climbing out of his socks. Needless to say, we’re sending him a Stork. Cheers to doing things your own way. Mike, the raddest dad at SFO. See more Timbuk2 Showstoppers here and [...]

Facebook Friendly Fanatics

We love it when this happens. Yesterday our fans not only wooed and wowed us with clever stories of how they’d rock a custom Timbuk2 bag, but they also demonstrated generosity, patience, and kindness. Amidst the big IPO news of February 1, we ran a Facebook competition that asked folks to share how they’d rock [...]

Sh*t San Franciscans Say

Timbuk2 experts agree that this is incredibly accurate. We say this sh*t.

Showstopper: Muttmoving

Spotted in our retail store in San Francisco. Woof. Cookie in her new Mutt Mover in the Timbuk2 retail store.

Fan Mail: Timbuk2 in Nanjing

Our friend Bill from Le Travel Store in San Diego sent us this outrageously cool photo from his travels with a Copilot and Commute 2.0 in Nanjing. Le talented photographer! Bill explained, “The funny thing about this photo {is that} while the station guard looks quite serious, he was bubbling with personality and hamming it [...]

What To Do When You’re Doored

On December 1, 2011, I got doored (ugh). It was my first really scary bike crash and I was lucky to walk away uninjured. The car door slammed into my frame, knocking me into traffic. Fortunately no cars were coming and my head took a solid bonk, but my helmet protected me from injury. While [...]

Happy Chinese New Year

Today is Chinese New Year. Having just read this New York Times article, “How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work” and re-launched our manufacturing page to tell a more complete story of how we make products, it feels appropriate to share an image of our San Francisco factory today. It’s empty. Empty because our [...]

Recycling: Bags for YBike

YBike is a San Francisco-based non-profit that empowers local youth and adults to ride bikes via classroom and on-bike instruction on traffic safety and biking skills. We recently donated Timbuk2 recycled bags to YBike and stoked out some of their younger riders. Since our recycling program started in 2009, we’ve recycled nearly 2,000 bags. We [...]

49ers in the Bay

Spirits were high on the streets and runways of San Francisco yesterday. MUNI actually tempted folks to ride and SFO was decked in red and gold. Would the 49er’s go all the way?! Unfortunately not, but we all enjoyed the surge of pride in our city by the bay. MUNI was looking for the win. [...]