Timbuk2

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• Perry Klebahn (CEO)
• Mike Fowler (COO )

Timbuk2 ( spoken like engl. " Timbuk Two" or German " Timbuktu ") is a U.S. company in San Francisco, which was known for bicycle couriers primarily through the production of bags.

History and products

Timbuk2 was founded in 1989 by former bike messenger Rob Honeycutt, the sewed bags for bike messengers in his apartment. The name of the company was first Scumbags, but was changed in 1990 in Timbuk2. On the choice of name and the name of the band Timbuk 3 is said to have had an impact.

The bags arrived in the U.S. in no time cult status, not least helped by the fact that all products in the U.S. and made ​​from high quality and durable material so that ( for example, Cordura ) were prepared. Another point of increased awareness, the possibility had to leave his bags color individually make and be fitted with various equipment options, which means that it was first a customizing possible. The bags by Timbuk2 by the design, which is based on the characteristic three colored stripes were known, sold in many of the products ( see also the two images ).

So Timbuk2 laid in 2002 under Mark Dwight as a company director in the production to low-wage countries, as production of the new notebook bags was started in China. The company founder Rob Honeycutt rose shortly after the departure from the "Made in the USA" from the company. But even today the courier bags and the custom-made messenger bags are made in the original factory in the Mission District in San Francisco.

Today Timbuk2 is in addition to the classic " messenger " and notebook bags, various backpacks, tote bags and lightweight luggage - even Trolleys - forth, which may also be partly made individually. The company is located in the meantime the property of VMG Equity Partners and Capital Logic Partners.