Saturday, January 29, 2011

For Sale: My dear old ZO messenger bag

Here's a piece of vintage messenger gear that will probably survive a nuclear attack. I delivered with this bag from 1990-2000, starting in San Francisco (2 years), and moving on to the other coast, then Atlanta. The bag was 2nd hand when I got it as a gift from another messenger I started riding with. This was January 1990. I never asked what year it was made. With that in mind, the bag was made anywhere from 85'-89, because it was used when I got it.

What else should you need to know about this bag? There are no holes in it. In 21 years, it's been all over the world. It has survived 3 major crashes without it getting damaged. It helped me to court my wish-to-be girlfriend; now wife of 16 years. It has survived 2 children. It has out-lived one family dog. It has carried anything you can think of, except a gun. It has gone to many shows of now-famous and infamous underground bands. It carried lots of beer. It was stolen once, and recovered in less than 24-hours. It ran tags in SF, Atlanta, Boston, and NYC.

This is a piece of history ... put this bag back to work where it belongs. Or just use it to look good carrying your cold ones, groceries, diapers, burritos, camp gear, etc.

Details & Dimensions are:
> Material: Black cordura
Dimensions ("Gravey Dog"size - seen in the catalog sheet picture)
19" Length
11" Wide
13.5" High
> Metal buckle - still in working condition.
> 2" strap (anchor brand)
> 2 Inside pockets. 1 with velcro, and a pen pocket sewn onto that.
> Vintage (now) patches of various types.
> Buckles / clips were replaced with pedal straps after my old dog chewed the straps
in 1995. They can be replaced with new ones, but these have held for 15 years.
> There is a metal keyring inside that I put there. It has a snap clip (think dog leash) for
keys, chain wallet, etc.

My eBay listing

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