Anybody wishing to buy one of my bags can now contact me on my official email address.... bionicear@hotmail.co.uk ....this will also be the paypal account to pay into when you get the nod from me....

prices are now set at....

(huge size)...£160+postage
(medium size)...£120+postage
(small hip bag)...£40+postage

Both size messenger bags come with all the important 'options' eg.x-straps,back padding,compression straps,plenty pockets...etc...at NO EXTRA COST!
the website will be sorted when i get the time,and proper pics of all three bags will be available soon...

Cheers!

good stuff scott, and whats this i hear about d-lock holder????
can take some decent pics of mine if you want 'em ....

hehe...where did you hear about the d-lock holder?....yeah,adjustable,removable....now standard,so you'll get it on your next bag...:)
oh,and i've done your new style x-straps,2" longer foam and adjustable on both ends now....i'll post next week....just holding off on the laptop sleeve till i source a decent liner material,cos the cordura will be too scratchy i think...sorry for the wait...:)

I like the names of sizes - they fit with the branding. An alternate tag line would be "Take everything in your stride"

Does this mean you'll do bugger all for most of the month and then sew furiously for 4 days?

Can we have custom embroidery / designs on the hip bags?

hehe....yeah i gotta go see the embroiderers next week to see what they can do and how much they charge....but whatever they charge me is what i'll charge the customer...:)

lol

not sure whether more people will be amused/offended by the new name.
am still working on design for logo/slogan, hopefully will have it to you by next weekend.

nice one big boy

i can shoot you some moneys now btw!

Now with wings,

HAAAAAAAAAAAAA

scott your logo is not all one colour

here is a corrected version

good work scott and good luck with it, i know im gonna order one as soon as i get a bit of extra cash.
love the name

if they're that easily offended.....then they came to the wrong bag maker...:)

cheers Flickwg..:)

Jeez, if I only I had stumbled across this before I got a Metropolis. Ah well.

scott...you got mail! Nice branding by the way ;)

lovin' the branding.

Can you put some photos on Flickr or something? I'd love to see what they look like.

i'll sort some proper pics soon....there are a few pics on 'another new bag by scot' and 'my new huge bag' threads...:)

Btw, I love the name of the company. Do you think it wise though? You'll never be found via Google.

they really are bleedin' good :) I'll try to post pics of mine, although I can't find the camera cable anywhere :S

all part of the fun....like a treasure hunt,but with more graphic images....:)

yeah.. I think he'll have trouble filling the orders as it is!

heavy flow gets 10 out of 10....honestly it fits about as much stuff as a large IKEA hamper...tested
and when empty still wraps around the back nicely, doesn't move about and all the features are extremely thought through.
The craftsmanship is outstanding.
your Guinea Pig

get in the waiting list chaps i fell it's about to get really long!

haha excellent name :)

is that logo gonna be on the bags? awesome if yes!

Anyone got any action shots of the bags? All I've seen so far are full bags sitting on beds.

he can only make one a month though.......;^)

smeear put some pics of his bag being worn both outrageously full and totally empty on the 'another new bag from scot' thread....:)
and the logo will be on the bags eventually in the form of a small label somewhere discreet....you don't want people thinking you work for a sanitary towel disposal agency.....hehe

hehehe.....couple a week at the moment due to my 'kiddy patrol' duties....:)

I'm not offended....it sounds puerile to me though.

i got no problems with people thinking i'm puerile.....life is a serious enough business as it is...we all need a smile now and then,and so far the name seems to raise a smile in the majority of people who hear it...i keep my serious side for the making of the bags...a name is merely a name,it doesn't define the quality of the product...

well, they are "bleedin' good"

ok

I'll add my tuppence worth to this one

You're getting rave reviews for the design, construction and customer service for your bags -

companies crave this kind of unsolicitited endorsement and more importantly you are building up a fair bit of 'brand equity' at a very early stage of your business - crackin result, and from the feedback you've had, well deserved.

However...

A bit like calling your child 'fiesta savannah' because it seems cute when they;re little, when they grow up and get to school they will have seven shades of piss taken out of them.

For me MENSTRUAL CYCLES - THEY'RE BLEEDIN' GOOD is peurile - you may say 'so what - if you don't like it i don't care' but you are trying to sell products that you believe in and seem to be really proud of.

Why disenfranchise a whole section of buyers?

If I bought one of your bags [sorely tempted] I'd have the logo off in a minute because I do find it a bit '14 year old sniggering lads' and would be reticent in saying 'yeah - great bag, got it from menstrual cycles' - if you make t shirts/stickers/badges to promote the company as you grow then quite a few of your potential walking billboards could also be lost

With it being early doors in establishing your brand in the marketplace it's worth having a bit of a linger over -

If you stick with it and really believe in it, then cool. Just wanted to give you a different reaction and perspective.

I truly appreciate the honest opinions you guys are giving me on both the bags themselves,and the name....and i do see where you're coming from on the puerile name....but one of the main reasons behind it,is to bring an element of fun back into an industry that i feel is sorely lacking in it.As a child,the one thing that drew me to bikes was fun...and as a teenager,the one thing that kept me cycling was fun...now as an adult,with so many hassles and serious aspects to my life,i seem to notice more and more that a large section of cyclists have become so elitist and snobbish,that they almost seem to have forgotten about the fact that bikes are indeed fun.
I personally have always found myself drawn towards companies that don't take themselves too seriously...companies that are run by people like me that feel that if they can put a smile on someones face while still providing a great product,then they're achieving just a little bit more than some of the more faceless companies.
Having seen the way that a simple discussion on this very forum can go from somebody asking a legitimate bike related question...into a series of 'mum jokes' and 'carry on' style inuendos in just a matter of minutes...i assume that i'm not the only person on here that has that slightly puerile quality to their personality.

I truly do believe in the products i make,and the name that they have....and who knows,maybe i'm making the wrong decision...but i'm sure when Richard Branson first started his global empire,more than a few people turned to him and said "you can't call your company VIRGIN"

Thanks again for all your feedback...but i gotta go,i need to go and stretch some clingfilm over the toilet before my guests arrive! *puerile,me?*