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- to the guys expressing their want for the kit. That's great, thank you so much! it's a huge compliment. The gear isnt going anywhere, people are being very supportive and it seems the company will be around for a good while yet.
I've done my best to make sure prices are as low as can be. I plan to remain direct order only forever, alike brands like canyon bikes and the outdoor brand alpkit (obviously much grander than I'd ever see it becoming, but you get what i mean).
- to the guys expressing their want for the kit. That's great, thank you so much! it's a huge compliment. The gear isnt going anywhere, people are being very supportive and it seems the company will be around for a good while yet.
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I've done my best to make sure prices are as low as can be. I plan to remain direct order only forever, alike brands like canyon bikes and the outdoor brand alpkit (obviously much grander than I'd ever see it becoming, but you get what i mean).
Alpkit are ace.
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to add to the accolades coming in: my daysack is great. been using it every day for the last week in pretty much any weather, including absaloute downpour (cheers british weather) and dare i say it reasonably warm conditions... it's been barely empty and it's had to have stuff bungeed to it for trips to the post office and it's done all of this impeccably well.
Properly waterproof, if you have any worries - don't, short of throwing it in a lake i couldnt prove it much more.
Really stable on the back, for light loads you dont even need the sternum strap, but when i absaloutely crammed it full and did up the sternum strap, there was a huge difference and the bag felt like part of my back, no movement whatsoever even when out of the saddle.
has two pockets i didnt even know were there until the second day of use! the front one is huge, and there is another one in the "cover" bit that goes over the top. one impovement i would suggest jordan is actually make this front one a bit smaller, i know that sounds weird but if it was just halved in size it would make things a lot easier to get to and find.
capacity wise it can hold a lot, been making trips to the post office with this and it's been taking four or five large parcels with ease. another impovement here though:
basically i'm a student as are lots of people who depend on and use a bike, part and parcel of this is that i use lever arch folders and ringbinders. the bag in terms of capacity is fine but it's just widthways where there's a bit of a problem. i can get three or four ringbinders in there, it's just lever arch folders where there's a bit of a problem. it's literally 5cm to short withways to get them in comfortably, basically i can get one in, it's just when i do the whole bag gets stretched out so i cant get anything else in. i'd think that 2.5cm either way would mean that the bag is a lot more versatile but would still keep it's "daysack look".anyway that's my "one week of use" review with a couple of improvements that i personally would make, i'm sure i'll buy from bigxtop again as the workmanship and general ethos of the business seems to be on point. so good luck with the future and i think you're right - the company does seem it will be around for a good while yet!
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Thanks so much for the first week review sirbikealot!
I do know what you mean about the front pocket, purely because its quite a tight squeeze to dig in to get stuff at the bottom correct? I see where you're coming from, but I'm not sure I could cope with wasting that space!
As for width, you wouldn't believe the difference 2.5cm or even 2cm makes to the aesthetic, feel and even in some places comfort of the bag. This was the final sticking point for the design of the bag. You tend to make a bag either too small or too big, then you make the opposite, and then you end up with a medium which is usually where the final ends up. It's quite bizzare! I was definitely very conscious of wanting a slim climbing/hiker bag style look too which was part of the decision!
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the slimness of it deffo appeals to be as a mega skinny guy who finds all backpacks look like kites on my back
Yeah aesthetically I think it looks better! Some packs seem to have gone the way of wide and short which look dire in my eyes, and aren't that great for cycling, despite being aimed at cyclists
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^^^ no problem. and yeah, that's what i was talking about, how about 2 pockets? as in the old one stays but half way down you whack in a waterproof zip with some stitching just above it? i'm just thinking of ideas tbh
^ fair enough i do see your point actually, if it was a bit wider it would probably get in the way of your peripheral, something that i didn't actually mention - because it is narrower you can't see it, unlike what i've heard about other rolltop backpacks. besides, they do look pretty damn nice, certainly better than a rolltop imo
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/67753991@N07/8611494930/in/set-72157633154188067/
does the blue one exist for order?
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Reminds me a lot of my Aiguille Dru, in a good way.
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It's 1000d Nylon (cordura), so it wont ever need retreating. It's backed with PU nowadays (as opposed to PVC) and this is done right here in the UK by a company up north. It's the coating that really give it it's strength, and It will repel water as described. Water does roll off when you spray it, but it's a bit different to treated canvas in a way that it can appear wet, but there's no chance of any water going through to the other side.
Regardless, its protected by a second heavy duty floating tarp liner!