Chrome Citizen Messenger Bag Review

You see them everywhere and with good reason. Students and bike messengers have all discovered that Chrome bags offer durable performance in an ergonomic, stylish package.

Chrome Messenger bags feature:
- Guaranteed for Life.
- Weatherproof 1,000 denier Cordura outer shell
- 18 oz. weatherproof truck tarp liner sealed with military spec. seam binding
- Independently suspended weatherproof truck tarp liner with military spec binding eliminates any seams exposed to the outside elements
- Seat-belt buckle release that doubles as a bottle opener
- Five bar seat belt webbing
- Nylon 69 thread
- EVA foam padded shoulder strap
- Cross-chest load stabilizer
- Velcro accessory mounting strap
- MSRP: Mini-Metro (small $120), Citizen (medium $140), Metropolis (large $160)


Things I Would Change:
- Add zippers to some of the interior pockets for added security




Special Thanks to YOUNGS BACKPACKING for hosting this review.
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This Video shot with a Canon G9 on loan.

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Tags:

• chrome
• citizen
• massenger
• bag
• review
• mini-metro
• metropolis
• biking
• travel
• gear
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• urban

[jumpthemap]

It may be pricey but the hipsters just keep eating'em up like candy.

[wy4786]

I've been using this bag for the past 5 years. It is durable and sturdy and have traveled the globe with me. No rips or tears.

Please don't discredit it due to the recent popularity amongst the "hipster" population.

[ReasonIsTruth]

I'm not a "hipster". I own one. I approve.

[bebop00]

One of my buddies has an orange Chrome bag. Perfect color for day or night rides.

[schlooonginator]

Hmmm,nice bag but still not near as sweet as my Pac Ultimate, but then it doesn'y cost near as much either.This whole mocking hipster thing is as tired s the arrow in the knee joke. Seriously, most everyone belongs or follows some group or style in this world. Hardly anyone is really original. Of those most are concidered uncool and don'y belong. Lets laugh at the idiots who wear pants below their ass while acting tough. Am I supposed to be intimidated by some kid who has to pull up his pants.

[marianas658]

@wy4786 So true - don't judge something by how others view but by its quality! Impartial judgements = the best kind of judgements

[bristolart103]

just bought that exact bag im from uk hope it gets here before school

[EternalSickness]

@dahgutone "anti-track/fixie bike person"

0.o

Ok...

[thecastman97]

a "secret pocket" for my "expensive oregano" ;)

[dahgutone]

I'm usually anti-hipster but this bag is freggin' awesome.

I'm a road bike enthusiast and usually an anti-track/fixie bike person. (Other than true track velodrome riders)

The only thing I don't like about it is the belt straps seam to get tangled as times.

What I love about it is it's durability and weatherproofing.

Usually backpacks and other messenger bags will only be waterproof for a few months until the repellent rubs off, but Chrome bags stay water resistant forever.

[neothespian]

@KarthXLR No. The simple fact that there is a video made to review this bag that has been seen by more than 2 people instantly means that the company who makes them are "sell-outs". Now, Hipsters will move to something like custom made rice sacks marketed by Apple (because that's ironic) or some such thing. If the Yugo can become a popular "Hipster" car, you know something practical won't last as a Hipster icon