for what it's worth to anyone, I just got hold of a bagaboo workhorse pro from someone on here for a good price. My previous bag was pretty poor quality in comparison and after carrying a shit-load of groceries round the town yesterday I can say that even for non-messengers, if you ever carry large/heavy loads the difference that good padding and the extra over-shoulder strap makes is quite amazing. Normally that weight would have been really uncomfortable and destabilising but in a well designed bag it really didn't feel that heavy and was stuck to my back rather than flapping round. I can't claim the bagaboo is the best in the word because I haven't tried many "pro" bags, but I'd certainly recommend it.
for what it's worth to anyone, I just got hold of a bagaboo workhorse pro from someone on here for a good price. My previous bag was pretty poor quality in comparison and after carrying a shit-load of groceries round the town yesterday I can say that even for non-messengers, if you ever carry large/heavy loads the difference that good padding and the extra over-shoulder strap makes is quite amazing. Normally that weight would have been really uncomfortable and destabilising but in a well designed bag it really didn't feel that heavy and was stuck to my back rather than flapping round. I can't claim the bagaboo is the best in the word because I haven't tried many "pro" bags, but I'd certainly recommend it.