Oooh, you're thinking, messenger custom paper bags! They're trendy, they're cool, and they'll give you instant bike messenger street cred, right? Wrong. At least about the street cred. But they are my second favorite way to carry things with me on a bike.
If you've never seen one before, a messenger bag is a large pouch with a flap that secures the contents. A single, adjustable shoulder strap goes over one shoulder and the custom printed bags slides around to the rider's back. Generally, they're made of durable material and have waterproof liners with a variety of pockets and dividers. Messenger custom printed shopping bag make it very easy to access your goods while wearing the custom bags by loosening the shoulder strap and sliding the bag printing around to your side, which is one of the great attractions to bicycle couriers.
My messenger custom bag distribute their loads across my back very comfortably, even on long rides. The large messenger bags decoration will hold just a bit less than a full grocery custom printed bag of stuff, yet still remain reasonably comfortable to wear. The smaller sizes are perfect when I’m just going out for a few hours and need to keep necessities close at hand. I've ridden in pouring rain and the contents have always stayed dry.
On the down side, I now own three messenger custom plastic bag of different sizes and features for different situations. The biggest issue is that I often just need to carry a u-lock, phone, wallet, keys, and waterbottle, so I have a small one. Other times I need to carry my laptop computer, work clothes, shoes, lunch, and coffee in a Thermos, so I have a large one. Then, other times, I carry my son's diaper plastic custom plastic bag, which is a messenger custom printed plastic bags with internal dividers. Small messenger custom plastic bag can't be expanded, and it's very hard to compress a large one when it's partially empty.
Because messenger custom promotional bags only have one strap, the weight of a big load can be uncomfortable after a few hours. When I used to make multiple grocery runs each week, shopping bag by bag, I was always thankful that Whole Foods is only 2 miles from our house. Some winter mornings, the thought of shouldering the big bag with my computer, backup battery, shoes, clothes, and lunch on the ride to the office was enough to make me drive the car.
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