#productReview | Loco Cycles - The Aqua de Loco Unboxing

Hi riders!!!!
Today we have a great surprise, our last "unboxing", in this case about the beautiful  "The Aqua de Loco" fixed gear cruiser from Loco Cycles ... the lightest cruiser in the market from Miami - FL!
Enjoy!

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review

Sometimes you don't need to carry with a big bag, sometimes you only need to ride and carry few things: mobile phone, keychain, basic tools, lock, bike lights, wallet, sunglasses... and you only need to use a pouch!

Well, today we will review a product of the brand North St. Bags, the fantastic Roll-Top Hip Pouch!

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review

About the Roll-Top Hip Pouch

This sleek, stealthy pouch provides easy access to your essentials, whether you're on the road, on the trail or on the prowl.  It's unique roll-top closure seals up tight against the elements, or stows easily in flap-down mode.

 

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review

North St.'s Roll-Top Hip Pouch was originally designed as a courier pouch for Portland Pedal Power. They liked it so much they decided to launch it as a regular item.

Specifications 

• brighter interior makes finding items fast and easy
• waterproof drop liner
• roll-top closure with flap-down option
• internal divider with sleeves for bills and cards
• adjustable belt included
• reflectors for visibility
• size: 7" x 5" x 1.5"
• 6 colors

Our review

Well, we have tested this product filling it with a lot of daily products: a kriptonite lock, sunglasses, basic tools to repair the bike in case of problems, keychains... a lot! And there was still space for more!

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Inside the pouch.

The products used in this pouch seem really good quality, strong belt, easy to adjust and readjust if you carry high weight things like your lock. It's waterproof and the roll top closure it's great when you are riding and you need to access to your things inside with one hand only, that's great to keep your safe while you ride.

The Roll-Top Hip Pouch comes with reflectors, as you know we use to ride wearing this pouch in the back side and it's perfect to reflect the car light's.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Reflective parts.

Conclusion

• Strong product
• Light
• Easy to access to all you carry inside with one hand only
• High quality fabric
• Ideal for short rides carry on the basic

More photos of our review

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Back side.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Back side open to adjust to your lock.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Open.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Care instructions, warranty and warning.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Open.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Inside in semi reflective colour helps you to search and clean.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Plenty of daily things.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Plenty of daily things back side.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Wearing.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review.

Roll-Top Hip Pouch by Norh St. Bags Review. Easy to readjust.

About North St. Bags

The success of North St. Bags’ founder/designer, Curtis Williams, didn’t arise out of thin air. His experience as a theater designer and passion for bicycling would lead to innovative product design people can live with. Since 2009, his convertible lifestyle solutions have made commuting extra easy with sensible designs that don’t sacrifice functionality, but are enhanced by it. North St. Bags reliably hold up to weather, travel, work and all the other rigors, both on and off the bike.

The story began several years prior in Berkeley, CA when Curtis volunteered at a non-profit bike, sewing and woodworking shop. Dissatisfied with the current cycling packs on the market and the dreaded back pains from his messenger bag, he set off to develop his own — the initial backpack pannier design of the Woodward Convertible. After making several bags for friends and rediscovering the simple joy of handcrafting, Curtis got hooked and North St. Bags was born.

North St. Bags is aptly titled after the street Curtis grew up on in Montpelier, VT; and each product line is named after a street of significance from his life and travels. In October of 2009, Curtis would discover some new streets after moving to Portland, OR and setting up shop in the basement of his first home on Woodward Avenue. Using a Juki sewing machine (found on craigslist for $200 and still in use today), he launched northstbags.com and began sewing custom bags for friends and customers around town.

Today, the company operates 10 sewing machines and ships bags worldwide through www.northstbags.com and a growing clientele of retailers. All of their products are handmade in their micro-factory in SE Portland. The North St. Bags showroom is open to the public – So feel free to stop by and say hello! And, thanks for shopping U.S. Made!

TOOB: Top Toob Protector & Innertube Keychain

TOOB Top Protector and Innertube Keychain

Hi all! Today we will make a review of two products made by Roy Sherizly from Tel Aviv, he is the owner and spirit of TOOB.

First of all we want to tell you something about the story of this new brand of products made by old innertubes, giving them a new live, more cool, and more useful. Here is his story told by the Roy:

As a graphic designer and a fixed gear rider, my love for the two got me thinking... so one day I came up with the idea to try and recycle old innertubes. I started by collecting old innertubes from local bike shops in Tel Aviv and playing around with them (none of the tubes are new). All it takes is one little puncture, and they usually get thrown in the trash - but once you get them nice and clean, it's a great material to work with. Instead of throwing the worn or punctured innertubes away, each one is inspected, cleaned, washed, hand-cut and buttoned - giving them a new purpose to serve and few more miles to travel.

At first, I played around and made a keychain just for myself, but quickly realized that other riders might enjoy the idea as well. The first prototype I created had a rivet/button that doesn't open, and served as a regular keychain (key end). I liked how it made finding my keys from the bottom of my bag much easier, and it was a material from the cycling world.

For the next design, I wanted a solution that would allow the keychain to open and close, so that it could be attached to a belt or bag. That's how the "open/close" keychain came to be.

After the keychains, I felt like making something different - something for the bike rather than the rider. My own bike is a Japanese NJS track bicycle from the Keirin circuit, so I know that lots of riders use the expensive Kashimax top tube protector to keep the handlebars from denting the toptube. My new goal was to create a cheaper alternative for the Kashimax that looks good and also works good. I tried many different designs and finally got one that I liked, and that's how the Top TOOB Protector was born.

TOOB products are created from 700/23c innertubes, and all of the items are hand-made by me. I try to use locally sources buttons and rings, and all of the innertubes are used and saved from the trash.

Top TOOB Protector

As Roy has said in his story, the Top TOOB Protector is a really easy to use product that helps you to protect the upper bar of your frame of your handlebar bits... we have tested it in our Pinky Fixie, and it works perfectly as you can see in the photos. You only need to open the Top TOOB Protector, adjust it in the part of your frame where the handlebar bumps, and close it to fit, and...that's all! Your frame are now protected!

We have discovered it could help you when you park your bike on the street.

TOOB Top Protector

TOOB Innertube Keychain

Another interesting product, is the innertube keychain made with old innertubes, it's very comfortable because it allows you to open and close, so you can carry your keys hooked to anything: pants buckles, backpacks, bicycle handlebar ....as you can see in the photos, it can give you a "fixed gear look"...

TOOB Innertube Keychain

Conclusion

Two products are really easy to use, you help your environment recycling old innertubes and giving you a new and cool fixed gear style...for that, we want to recommend this products and this brand TOOB, Roy...you are doing a great job! Congratulations!

More photos about TOOB products