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When I (Adrienne) journey for work, I usually carry a Tom Bihn bag, and the clamshell Synik 22 is my favourite. It has a lot of pockets, and so they’re all thoughtfully designed. For instance, the zippered water bottle pocket is positioned in the midst of the backpack as an alternative of on the aspect, so it will not tip you off steadiness. The pen pockets are positioned in flaps on the aspect slightly than within the center high, for handy entry. The exterior is produced from Bluesign-certified 400-denier ballistic nylon with top-of-the-line YKK water-repellent zippers. Each bag has a lifetime assure.
Because the bag is so small, the pass-through on the again is just 7 inches huge—too slender to slide over the deal with of a carry-on. And the dense cloth and plentiful {hardware}—the zippers, O-rings, and buckles—make it just a little heavy. But within the 22-liter measurement, I did not discover the additional weight. It’s the proper, organized convention companion, nevertheless it’s on the best finish of what we predict is value spending on a bag.
★ A roll-top Tom Bihn: The Tom Bihn Addax for $294 has change into one in every of my go-tos. Roll-top baggage are extra versatile than zippered ones. Don’t have sufficient room? Unroll it and stick your bike helmet in. Too a lot? Roll it right down to compress the house. And should you reside in a wet space, roll-tops preserve water from seeping via the highest zippers.
Like all Tom Bihn baggage, the pockets are metaphysical perfection, with an enormous laptop computer pocket with two-way entry that additionally has a pill pocket for my Kindle, and entrance pockets with O-rings to hook keys and different sundries. It has an enormous baggage pass-through and hefty padded shoulder straps. It’s additionally hand-sewn within the US from PFC-free materials and has a lifetime guarantee that’s as bombproof because the ballistic nylon cloth. It’s factor, as a result of at this value, you solely wish to purchase it as soon as.