It was never about the bags.

It was 1989. Timbuk2’s founder, Rob Honeycutt, was a freethinking, freewheeling bike messenger in San Francisco. He fell in love with the functionality and utility of the messenger bag and wanted it to be accessible to all. In the heart of the eclectic Mission District neighborhood, the Classic Messenger Bag was born.

But it was never really about bags - it was what the messenger bag made possible. A new community of urban nomads emerged, moving fluidly through the chaos, pivoting from meetings to meetups, outsmarting the challenges of the city.

Thirty years on, we’re still taking meaningful risks, building quality bags and giving a damn about the world around us, with a keen eye on the past and the future.

Getting it right the first time ensures it lasts a lifetime.

Design ethos.

We hire fresh thinkers with industrial, fashion and outdoor design backgrounds who bring their vision to create what we believe are the world’s best damn bags. This creative mash-up aligns with an outward eye to street, runway and technical influences that empowers them to ​merge style and ​purpose. The resulting products are highly functional, ​express individuality and deliver a great place to stash your keys.

We’ve always offered ​our community an opportunity to participate as designers. Our bag customizer provides a canvas on which you can create a unique bag that speaks to your story.​ With billions of combinations, no bag or ​person is alike.

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