I just received my “Traffic Cone Bag” from Lynette, the Galfromdownunder, but made in America. It came in a simple mailing envelope in less than week from New York to Hawaii. For the $5 shipping fee that’s pretty darn good.
After opening the package and removing the bag the first thing I noticed was its weight. By that I don’t mean it’s heavy, but it has a solid well-made feel to it. Upon inspection this feeling was justified by the quality of the stitching and the toughness of the fabric.
It’s really just a take on the simple drawstring bag and, in fact, is replacing the one I have that is fast wearing out.
You can see the both in that image. The bag is also reversible for those who want a black, stealth-mode, Bike Ninja bag.
You can see a couple of carbiners in the image as well. I had to add those at Lynette’s suggestion. She had thought that her “one size fits most” bag might not have staps quite long enough for someone my size. I’m just over six feet tall and over two hundred pounds, well over (though dropping). While I could get the bag on without the carbiners, using them added a crucial inch or two and, given my clumsy fingers, actually makes using the bag even easier. Besides, they’re green like my Bike Friday NWT’s Green Gear Green.
I’ve not really had a chance to use the bag yet, so I’m not going to post my comments on her customer comment page, but that’ll be coming soon.
In the meantime I’ve discovered I had Mars 3.0 tail light that had a broken clip sitting in my desk at the office. It works fine other than the clip so with a bit of elastic I’ve fastened it (in a removable fashion) to the handy little ring on my bag. It rolls around a bit, but it’s not my only light. Heck, rolling around may make it even more noticable. Let me know if you manage not to run me over some evening. 🙂
I expect it’ll be just fine. Indeed I may have to get one for a friend who is buying a bike that should all ready to go in a week or two. 🙂
Aloha!
Slower, cheaper, less useful…