excitement becomes disappointment
Monday I received my new bicycle panniers! Last night I requested an RMA # so I could send them back. They were difficult to mount on the rack, difficult to remove, my ThinkPad would not fit in the laptop sleeve (hence the “most 15 inch” laptops disclaimer), they were a bitch to load, they looked like crap when carrying, and the shoulder strap wasn’t padded. Overall I have never been this disappointed in a Timbuk2 product but, as a curious foreshadowing, almost immediately after I placed my order the panniers disappeared from the Timbuk2 website. I guess I got the last set! Now I have to go back to the drawing board and figure out what to try next.
