Say Goodbye to Hi-Vis
We are all cyclists now but few of us want to arrive at our important business meeting looking like we’ve come straight from the building site or are modelling Lycra’s latest offence against elegance.
So, we made a simply brilliant bag...not in a boastful sense (though it is rather good)... but because in daylight our roll-top backpack with briefcase handle - is the apogee of smart black leather discretion, ideal for the boardroom. And yet, at night, it will reflect car headlights revealing you and your brilliance for buying it!
What’s behind this solution? High quality perforated pin hole leather behind which is a highly reflective material which shines through the pin holes when you need it to.
Chapman's craft and design skills alongside capacious roll-top styling and reflective safety feature means that all you need to do is remember to remove your cycle clips and you are as they say, 'ready to shine'!
Handcrafted In Carlisle, England
Say Goodbye to Hi-Vis
We are all cyclists now but few of us want to arrive at our important business meeting looking like we’ve come straight from the building site or are modelling Lycra’s latest offence against elegance.
So, we made a simply brilliant bag...not in a boastful sense (though it is rather good)... but because in daylight our roll-top backpack with briefcase handle - is the apogee of smart black leather discretion, ideal for the boardroom. And yet, at night, it will reflect car headlights revealing you and your brilliance for buying it!
What’s behind this solution? High quality perforated pin hole leather behind which is a highly reflective material which shines through the pin holes when you need it to.
Chapman's craft and design skills alongside capacious roll-top styling and reflective safety feature means that all you need to do is remember to remove your cycle clips and you are as they say, 'ready to shine'!
Handcrafted In Carlisle, England
We make Bags for Life
Making products that stand the test of time is a key part of our sustainability thinking at Chapman. You don’t get bored of something timeless, in fact you love it so much you to want to keep using it. And when your bag needs a bit more TLC than that? Well if we can, we’ll mend your bag for you, so it can go one being timeless for years to come. That’s the kind of recycling we like to see.
As craftspeople we never stop learning, we are always honing our skills and improving our products, and in the same way, we will continually look for more sustainable materials and ways of working so that we can tread more lightly in our world.
Handcrafted In Carlisle, England
Shipping & Returns
Shipping
If an item is in stock, we ship it next day providing it is ordered before 13:00.
If an item is not in stock and we need to make it for you, we will ship within 10 working days and keep you posted on progress.
Returns
We’ll refund any purchase within 30 days of purchase as long as your purchase is returned to us in its original sale condition and
original packaging.
We are unable to refund purchases of bespoke or personalised items.
However, in the very unlikely event that there is a manufacturing defect, and your bag lets you and us down, we will of course repair or replace the item with no questions asked. There is no time limit on this promise.
Handcrafted In Carlisle, England
Details
- Italian full grain vegetable tanned leather
- Perforated leather on exterior face with reflective lining
- British parachute strength cotton shuttle loom webbing shoulder straps
- Cotton internal lining
- Leather briefcase handle
- British brass fittings
- Brass zipped lap top pocket
- Dimensions:
- Width: 31 cm / 12 inches
- Height: 50 cm / 20 inches
- Depth: 17 cm / 7 inches
- Weight: 2.2 kg
Craftsmanship
Our workshop is on Tannery Road in Carlisle, which is a clue to the long tradition of leather work in this small corner of Cumbria.
And tradition is the key to our craft skills.
Just as it takes time to create something timeless it takes time to learn the skills to do so.