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review
Ortlieb Zip City courier bag£65.00
VERDICT:
Simple, comfortable, waterproof bag for the daily grind
Weight:
0g
Contact:
Ortlieb, www.ortlieb.com
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Ortlieb's TIZIP closure is the standard setter in waterproofing, and you could chuck this messenger bag in the river and still have dry clothes for work. There's ports for adding such extras as a sternum strap (one is supplied and you'll need it, as the bag is slippery) and inside there's, well, space for stuff.
You get a nod at some pockets but basically it's one big compartment. On the bike the bag gets better the longer you use it, the fabric gets less shiny and moulds round your back. After a few months you'll hardly know you're wearing it, and it's a super day-in-day-out workhorse. The silicon lube that the zip needs means that you have to be a bit careful getting clothes in and out, but that's a minor niggle for what is an excellent courier bag.
Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.
This highways roadwork protection vehicle should have been wearing hi viz https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyer0ny3x7o
It isn't. I was responding to someone who is considering getting back on a bicycle but is nervous about it.
I missed this, because I also deleted my account with the greedy money grabbing tools that they are.
Ellis Briggs do a proper job. https://www.ellisbriggscycles.co.uk/resprays/
The ugliness is the dealbreaker for me.
I'd put in a nomination for the Cateye Viz range....
It's true I cycle everyday but I've never contributed anything to Maidenhead, admittedly it's 113 miles away and a bit out of my way just to nip to...
I think mdavidford had the most likely view on (2) - on (1) I guess we'll find out if anyone wants to donate to the lawyers and actually try to see...
I well remember the BBC rolling out their environment correspondent to criticise LTNs.
Those models aren't miserable etc. They're hungry.