This is my idea of an ideal bag after 20 years of messengering in Chicago, San Francisco and Melbourne with many different bags on my back.
In the days of commission-based pay messengering, the bigger your bag was the more mail you could carry and the more money you would make. Hence the Moneybag. Made in Melbourne.
Certified made in Australia. All materials, except for the thread are made in Australia. Australia hasn't produced Threads since the 70s.
Deep homage and respect to all messenger bag makers from the 90's and 2000's - Shag bags, Dank bags, Chrome bags, Bailey Works bags, Ortlieb bags.
Big time homage and respect to ZO out of San Francisco, the father of all messenger bag makers. He's the creator of messenger bags as we know them today. The first to use the Cordura and PVC combo. The creator of the shoulder pad, the first to use side release buckles on a messenger bag. The first to use Velcro on a messenger bag, the first to put a reflective stripe on a messenger bag. The first to make messenger bags in colours other than black.
Last but not least, rest in peace to all the bicycle messengers worldwide who are no longer here.