After I (Adrienne) journey for work, I usually carry a Tom Bihn bag, and the clamshell Synik 22 is my favourite. It has a lot of pockets, and so they’re all thoughtfully designed. For instance, the zippered water bottle pocket is situated in the course of the backpack as a substitute of on the facet, so it will not tip you off stability. The pen pockets are situated in flaps on the facet reasonably than within the center high, for handy entry. The outside is constructed from Bluesign-certified 400-denier ballistic nylon with top-of-the-line YKK water-repellent zippers. Every bag has a lifetime assure.
As a result of the bag is so small, the pass-through on the again is simply 7 inches vast—too slim to slide over the deal with of a carry-on. And the dense cloth and plentiful {hardware}—the zippers, O-rings, and buckles—make it somewhat heavy. However within the 22-liter measurement, I did not discover the additional weight. It is the proper, organized convention companion, but it surely’s on the very best finish of what we expect is price spending on a bag.
★ A roll-top Tom Bihn: The Tom Bihn Addax for $294 has turn into certainly one of my go-tos. Roll-top luggage are extra versatile than zippered ones. Don’t have sufficient room? Unroll it and stick your bike helmet in. An excessive amount of? Roll it right down to compress the house. And for those who reside in a wet space, roll-tops maintain water from seeping by way of the highest zippers.
Like all Tom Bihn luggage, the pockets are metaphysical perfection, with an enormous laptop computer pocket with two-way entry that additionally has a pill pocket for my Kindle, and entrance pockets with O-rings to hook keys and different sundries. It has an enormous baggage pass-through and hefty padded shoulder straps. It is also hand-sewn within the US from PFC-free materials and has a lifetime guarantee that’s as bombproof because the ballistic nylon cloth. It’s a superb factor, as a result of at this value, you solely need to purchase it as soon as.
