My recommendations for what it's worth, are: for a cheap shoulder bag try and get hold of a post office bag; for a mid/sensibly priced bag I prefer Timbuk2 over Crumpler and if you can track one down DeMartini are work looking at, at also Baily Bags from the states are worth a look. The more expensive/best you can bet options aren't usually of the peg, but Pac Design bags are beautiful, if extortionately expensive bought from BLB, Bagaboo's are probably just as good and more affordable, but I don't know anyone who having laid hands on one of Scott not Scot's Archie Grobags hasn't been an instant convert. Just to clarify my personal preferences/biases, I currently use a 7 year old Pac Design O/S deluxe, which I'm about to retire in preference for an Archie Grobag.
My recommendations for what it's worth, are: for a cheap shoulder bag try and get hold of a post office bag; for a mid/sensibly priced bag I prefer Timbuk2 over Crumpler and if you can track one down DeMartini are work looking at, at also Baily Bags from the states are worth a look. The more expensive/best you can bet options aren't usually of the peg, but Pac Design bags are beautiful, if extortionately expensive bought from BLB, Bagaboo's are probably just as good and more affordable, but I don't know anyone who having laid hands on one of Scott not Scot's Archie Grobags hasn't been an instant convert. Just to clarify my personal preferences/biases, I currently use a 7 year old Pac Design O/S deluxe, which I'm about to retire in preference for an Archie Grobag.