I thought since Topo was more of a bag company than a bike company, they'd put a lot of thought into how the bag is worn on a person in addition to on a bike. The straps on this are really flimsy, don't have hardware to keep the slack from dangling (which is also strange as it's a bike bag, and dangling straps are generally not great on bike acces
...Read MoreRead more about I thought since Topo was more of a bagsories), and there's not a way to stow the strap when it's secured on a bike, you have to fully remove it and I'm assuming store it in the body of the bag? It takes a minute to redo the straps and I'm just picturing hopping on and off to run errands and having to undo the bag's velcro, rummage through the bag, take the straps out, attach the straps, etc every time you stop, but maybe this is designed more for gravel bike trips and not for urban cyclists who are using their bike to get around. Hopefully a future design of this bag will feature a way to stow unused straps the way Topo's Quick Pack allows you to stow the hip straps when not in use.
Another thing, regarding Topo's website, why are so many bags that don't have straps or clips to attach to a bike listed in the bike category? It took me to long to realize that the global briefcase, quick pack, and mountain cross bag didn't have Velco straps to attach to a bike, they're just listed in the bike category for some reason.
I've bought Topo products in the past and have really loved them, it just seems like they could easily make a great crossbody+bike bag and kind of fumbled this by not adding a strap stowing system or sturdier shoulder strap. Lots of people are looking for a bag that's equal parts bike bag and crossbody bag and this isn't it. Read LessRead less about I thought since Topo was more of a bag