Aerostich Dispatch Bag

200k miles and still going strong. Still staying dry in pouring rain. Thanks for the great American made products.

Absolutely an excellent quality product, will this bag ever wear out? I commute with it ~snow gone until it snows again" ,year after year. The bag remains "as good as new"! Buy one-as it seems the bag will last forever! (This is all true-really.)

Messenger bags are one of the best gear choices I've made. Great for carrying extra shirt, jump battery, or any thing that I need during the day. Good stuff. I have the Courier bag complete with the quick release strap. Here in San Diego, I use it in cooler weather to haul a neck gaiter, scarf, a ball cap or a warmer shirt. Also, it usually contains a jump battery for those bikes that sometimes need encouragement to get me home!

Excellent bag, quality matches my Darien jacket and pants. Really like the pad on the shoulder strap too, nice touch.

Quickly realized after receiving it that I should have got the Organizer too, so I ordered one along with a Letter bag for my daughter because she liked my bag so much.

Just save yourself some time and shipping cost and order the Organizer along with your bag. You’ll be glad you did.

This bag is clearly designed based on actual rider use - it just makes sense on your body. Toughness and water-resistance of materials seems clear (although tbh I haven't been drenched with it yet). It's the first bag I've tried that feels like a natural fit for riding.
I do think I'll be adding the organizer pockets and the laptop padding sleeve, as the bag is not padded and only has a small pocket inside.

I have been using one of your Dispatch bags for about 6 months now and have really enjoyed it. I live in Berlin, Germany and often ride my old Beemer into the city to work. I also picked up the organizer pocket (a must if you have pens and cell phone, etc.) and the stabilizer strap, which is really good at keeping the bag from moving around while riding. Having the bag enables me to carry a fair number of items without having to put panniers, etc. on the bike. The contents stay dry in the rain (which there is a fair bit of here!) and having the reflective stripe is also a great safety factor. The only things I'm not entirely happy with are the small carrying strap on the top, which could be made of the same material as the big strap, and the keychain holder, which is so robust and inflexible, I often have problems getting the keys off it (They will never get lost, though!) I have not seen another Aerostich product here, and several people have asked me about the bag and where to get one. I would highly recommend the bag to anyone and hope I can get a few more of your products before too long. Keep up the good work!

Since I've received this bag I have carried it everywhere. I did have a small incident where the top handle came loose and was only hanging on by a couple threads. Aerostitch sent me a shipping label and the bag was returned a couple days later as good as new. Great customer service from aerostitch. I will not hesitate to boast about aerostitch and their products to anyone who will listen. Thank you so much!

I finally broke down and ordered one of the infamously capable messenger bags.
I picked up a Dispatch model, and it is working out wonderfully for my commuting and modest grocery shopping needs.
On the bike it is comfortable and stable, and it holds a surprising amount of stuff. Off the bike it is a useful piece of carry on luggage, and doesn't attract attention like the very technical riding pack I was using.
It is impressively well made and of very sturdy materials.
Its quality, ease of use, and all around utility make it a very worthy investment!

I've only had this bag for a week but I already feel compelled to review it. The quality is top notch as expected and is what I have come to expect from Aerostitch. It feels indestructible and I am sure it practically is. It is super comfortable both on and off the bike and the pad in the shoulder strap is the best I have ever seen. You cannot go wrong with this purchase.
I recently used it as a carry on for a cross country flight and it was great in that application as well. I have two minor suggestions for future updates : a small Velcro outer pocket would be a nice option for holding things that you don't want to have to get through the main closure to get at. Along those same lines, a Velcro cover for the main closure Velcro strip (to disable it) might be nice for situations off the bike where you need to get in and out of the bag quickly and quietly.
In any case, this is one of my favorite Aerostitch products to date and if it ever wears out I'll be buying another.

I ordered the pink one during the mothers' day special, and I could not be more pleased. This may be the best-made bag I've ever seen! I really like the heavy canvas, the super-padded strap pad, and the extra-wide velcro strip. If you're on the fence about this bag don't be. It's awesome. Great purchase!