Article: Messenger chic is now a fashion statement.(BUSINESS)

It was only a matter of time before the fashion world got hip to bike-messenger chic, a distinctive style that is equal parts hip-hop, skateboarder and punk,

Now, messenger wannabes grace the glossy pages of fashion magazines, sporting cycling shorts under meticulously manufactured cutoffs. But perhaps most commercialized is the bike messenger's trademark - the single-strap mail bag. Now an alternative to briefcases for young professionals and a backpack replacement for college students, everyone has their version of the tote.

Timbuk2, a company founded by a former San Francisco bike messenger, started making the bags in 1989. Timbuk2's bags have since ...

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