Cool Recycled Bike Swag

I ordered a little wallet for myself from these guys over at Totally Tubular Design because I heard they were made of recycled bike tubes. Cool. Then I got a little purse for my wife because they looked so cute and girly. It was so cool, I got one for myself (a little less girly). The products are great. They are made from recycled bike tubes and tires, and the liners are made from other random scraps of recycled cloth, leather, etc. They are sturdy and solidly-built with big fat threads and heavy materials - I love that. I can’t say that they are particularly precise - they don’t lay exactly flat, they are not perfectly rectangular - but that’s part of the charm. Besides a cool product though (and great friendly service), I had a great idea that makes my commuting happier: Put your little loose nonsense (keys, wallet, phone, quarters, whatever) in this little bag and then put that in your big bag (I’m thinking messenger bag or panniers). Then it will all be there in one handy place instead of loose amongst the sweaty clothing, spare tubes, bottle caps, U-lock and all that other crap in there. It’s working great for me, and it makes me happy every time I grab it and unzip that super-chunky zipper.