If you need a bike-friendly messenger bag that opens two methods: Mission Workshop’s The Monty, a former choose on this information, is a glossy, utilitarian-style nylon messenger. Unusually, this bag has two modes: It may be opened with its entrance flap, like an ordinary messenger bag, or it may be used as a roll-top. The Monty is out there in 5 colours, together with olive and purple, and it comes with a alternative of seven totally different buckle-color choices. Each its exterior and inside are waterproof and weather-resistant. Like our Chrome Citizen Messenger choose, this messenger bag is designed with cyclists in thoughts—it’s meant to be worn excessive and comfortable on the physique. Its shoulder strap has a most size of 40 inches and is notably effectively padded, so it’s comfy even for prolonged put on. (One tester in contrast it favorably to a cloud.) It additionally has a stabilizer strap, although it doesn’t distribute weight as evenly because the Citizen’s. With a capability of 21 liters, the 10-by-16-by-5-inch Monty is smaller than the Citizen, although it’s lots roomy. It has three inside pockets (together with a zippered compartment with room for a 13-inch laptop computer), plus house for a 15-inch laptop computer in its primary compartment. Testers famous that the Velcro closures on this again had been construction-level loud.
