Chrome Buran III vs Chrome Citizen Messenger Bag

Bomb proof construction, comfortable, and stylish. I use it as drop kit for the days I am in the office. It's an exceptional commuter bag for transit or biking. If you are thinking about it - don't hesitate

I’ve had 2 chrome bags (different sizes) and still have them all.. I like the style and single shoulder feel.

You even get these little linings. Some pin some pen and pencil holders right here. Some flaps are there to put loose pieces of paper or whatever you ...

We needed a tough, quick-release buckle for our messenger bag, so we pulled the seatbelt buckle out of a car at the junkyard big enough to carry a wor...

This one not so much. The problem is the designer got lazy with design or defending a good design from the beancounters. All of the extra pockets and spaces that they added to a Citizen messenger bag are rendered useless because the designer forgot that we live in a world where everything has a third dimension (LxWxH) and did not leave any room in the material for “stuff expansion”. If you do get things in to the pockets, good luck getting anything in or out of the main compartment

So you got strong velcro right here. You got this big velcro strap right here and then times an okra here. so you just slam this thing down and it's u...

Extremely durable, but they might have overdone it slightly with all the velcro. The front smaller pocket takes two hands and serious effort (and a lot of noise) to open. Fits a laptop and a 16 oz coffee urn easily and securely, plus extras.

2. The seatbelt buckle feels like it's made out of light duty aluminum or tin, instead of the heavy duty steel from the older ones, as long as it holds up, it's a non-issue. Cost savings I assume? Also, unlike the Metropolis the Citizen has nowhere to really stow the stabilizer strap when not in use. Am I missing something here? I don't always need/want to use the stabilizer strap

Praise: Handsome! Well constructed--"bomb proof" people are fond of saying. Cool interior in which you can separate wet stuff from other stuff. The main compartment is nice and big if you haul stuff when not carrying a computer. I'd totally keep the bag if the strap made sense for me and if the laptop compartment was big enough

A little more strap allowance would really solve this problem, and it wouldn't cost them a whole lot. This is especially probably a concern for taller and those that have a larger build. I like these bags a lot, but I still think that Chrome can perfect them just a little bit more!