When will I be able to order the Lamitron bag?

when i first read about your lamitron bags, you were looking for "product testers". is this still the case? i live in portland, oregon and have been using the same timbuk2 bag for 7 years. it has stood up to years of riding in the rain. i work for a creative reuse non-profit, and the lamitron bag is right up my alley. i would be proud to use that bag and would use it as a teaching tool in my every day world. companies like you are going to influence sustainable changes in others. way to be innovative! AND resourceful!!!

Actually....after a surprising turn of events, you may want to check this out. Target seems to have a bug up their.....

http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/cms/lamitr...

Let us know what you think.

"The good news is that our partnership with RootPhi (the guys who make the Lamitron fabric) has been finalized and they are in the process of setting up dual production machines in our San Francisco manufacturing facility. Progress ain't always pretty."

Wow - Timbuk2 wants to be just like Target? I always thought that was part of your great over-arching corporate strategy. But then, you've always struck me as a Corporate EvilDoer.

Could be time to follow the "blue light" or look for some "rolled back prices".

I'd love to product test them too...I'm a college student in Spokane, WA and I know people up here would love them too

And i don't know why target is complaining....free advertising, right? :)

I second wanting to be on the "tester" list. I'm pretty much a timbuk2 bag sl*t and am *always* looking for the latest and greatest.

Any info you can provide would be great...like who I need to bribe.

Well, you can try to bribe Target. Since they are the ones to ask us to cease and desist with the bags. Means we had to step back for a moment before we can take our next few steps forward.

http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/cms/lamitr...

I encourage everyone to write Target and express their feelings... I did, and while I've already heard back from Timbuk2 there's no word from the Bullseye folks. I'd also like to volunteer to be a tester! I'm a librarian who travels a lot for work and I'm always pushing the limit on how many books can fit in a bag ;)

Any progress with Lamitron yet? I haven't heard anything since Target was being snippy...

An update - still no reply from Target. Let us know when Lamitron samples are ready to hit the streets!

2/28/08 Update (soon to be made) to the Lamitron website page:

We hit a wall.
No one likes to hit a wall but with new types of products and technologies there are costs and time associated with research and development that can reveal more costs and time associated with research and development that can reveal more costs and time associated with research and development. You get the point.
Our efforts to consistently produce Timbuk2-quality bags on RootPhi’s small scale lamitron machine did not prove successful. Lucky for us, Rootphi is relentless in their pursuit to find a large scale solution for producing the Reclaim fabric to be used in all kinds of products.
On the bright side: together, Rootphi and Timbuk2 have made great advancements with Reclaim making it closer to its inevitable commercial reality. What we can’t tell you is when Lamitron will be available so from this point, you can stop holding your breath and saving your money.
Purchase wisely- your consumer dollar is your biggest weapon against mass produced, short-life, landfill-bound, crap ass bags.