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I just bought a new blender to replace my old one, which quite literally, blew up. Anyway, I'm not here to blog about kitchenwares, but cycling home with my blender proved to be a nice illustrative review of my messenger bag - the Chrome 'Metropolis'.

It took a while for me to see the advantage of a messenger bag over a back pack, but they really come into their own when ferrying large loads. A work colleague has the Chrome 'Kremlin' bag, and I decided to get one after trying it out. I tried to figure out what size would suit me and finally settled on the Metropolis. It fits about two large shopping bags worth of groceries in it. As for the blender, well it fit, just!

[for the curious, box dimensions = 23 x 32 x 39cm or 9 x 12.5 x 15.5"]

I guess I looked a bit like an ant carrying a sugar cube, but at least this ant was able to get his sugar cube back home! I'm glad I didn't go any smaller than the Metropolis and would certainly recommend it, or indeed the Kremlin. My work colleague has transported his Mac G4 in his Kremlin!

Overall the bag is excellent. Superior build quality, reflective straps, zip pockets, stabilizer strap plus lots of bike hipster bonus points. My only complaint is that the shoulder padding doesn't extend beneath the seatbelt buckle! This seems crazy - possibly validating my local bike store's assertion that all Californians are stoners - but when carrying heavy loads, the buckle can press a little uncomfortably into my bony chest.

Hurray big bags!

http://chromebags.com