BUCKLE UP

After building our first run of bags in the mid-90’s, we got tired of pulling heavy bags over our heads and decided to find a better way. We visited a local auto scrapyard, started cutting seatbelts out of old cars and an icon was born. Tough enough to stay buckled but easy to release when you need to get out of your gear.

ICONIC QUICK-RELEASE BUCKLE WITH HANDY INTEGRATED BOTTLE OPENER

24L CROSSBODY WEAR WITH EASY SWING AROUND ACCESS

INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH HOOK AND LOOP ACCESSORY MOUNTING SHOULDER STRAP

WITH DAISY-CHAIN MOUNTING LOOPS

REFLECTIVE COMPRESSION STRAPS TO SECURE CARGO

WITH OTHER REFLECTIVE HITS FOR ADDED VISIBILITY

ACCOMMODATES MOST 15" LAPTOPS, PADDED SLEEVE RECOMMENDED

PU BACKED, DWR COATED NYLON SHELL AND WEATHERPROOF TARP LINER

PROTECT YOUR GEAR FROM LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN

LEGENDARY QUALITY, LIFETIME WARRANTY

EVERY PURCHASE OF A CITIZEN MESSENGER HELPS FUND OUR CITIZEN CHROME GRANTS,

 

GIVEN TO PEOPLE ACTIVELY WORKING TO MAKE OUR CITIES BETTER PLACES.

PRODUCT #

BG-002-OLBR-NA

SIZE

13" H | 22" W top | 15" W bottom | 7" D

VOLUME : 24L

WEIGHT : 2.8 lbs | 1.27 kg

BAG MATERIAL : 1050D Nylon & 22 oz 1000D TPE Tarp

BAG LINING : 22 oz 1000D TPE Tarp in GREY

LAPTOP SIZE : up to 15"

FREEDOM THROUGH LIMITATIONS

Over two decades ago we made our first Chrome bag with a Juki sewing machine, a few yards of industrial-grade nylon, military grade truck tarpaulin, and the commitment to making durable useful gear that works on and off the bike. We didn’t have money to make a buckle that could hold the weight of a loaded messenger bag, so we salvaged seatbelt buckles out of junkyard cars. An icon was born. Our original messenger bag with its seatbelt buckle quickly became a favorite of professional messengers around the world. More importantly, our way of making things was defined. We call it Freedom through limitations.

URBAN UTILITY™

People don’t need more stuff, they need better stuff that use less resources. More function, less fashion. We design and build our own things and care about how stuff is made. Everything we make is purpose built. Street-tested by our own crew and professionals around the world. If it doesn't have a purpose, it's gone. Over the last 20 years we never wavered from our commitment to making useful durable gear for people who live and ride in the city.

LIVE THE CITY

 

 

Beyond the products we make, Chrome is a way of living the city. It's working hard, playing hard and riding hard. Living at the intersection of creativity, resourcefulness, community and grit. Where art, music, photography, bike, moto, and skate collide. It’s protecting our playground and making our cities even more rad places to be. We don’t simply make products for people who live in the city. We are the city.