Sadly, we are now out of our Plum (deep slightly redish purple, similar to Pantone® 2627C) 1000 Denier Cordura fabric. The last of the Plum fabric was used on the upcoming batches of Large and Medium Cafe Bags.

Replacing Plum will be a Grape (deep purple with blue undertones, similar to Pantone® 2685) 1000 Denier Cordura, pretty much the exact same color as our Grape fabric in Ballistic Nylon.

Depending on how you feel about purples, this could be good or bad news. The following products are still available in Plum until they sell out: The Large, Medium, and Small Cafe Bags, and the Utility Tote. The Buzz, which was initially available in Black/Navy/Plum, is now available in Black/Navy/Grape. If you’d like to see all colors used in our palette, click here.

Plum:


Grape:

Very cute!! Read all about it over at Pop Wuping.

Check out the Smart Alec Backpack page for new pictures of the interior of the bag, and close-up pictures of the side and interior pocket organizers. FYI: The Smart Alec is in-stock and ready to ship in all colors.

See them on the Brain Bag page.

June (TOM BIHN Factory Manager) just told me that those with backorders for the Empire Builder should expect their bags to be shipped early next week, February 26th and 27th. That’s five weeks before the expected shipping date!

We’ve recently added these two new questions and answers to our F.A.Q. (Frequently Asked Questions):

We work to improve our products all the time, so throughout the year we release a new bag, add a new pocket to an existing bag, or add a new color. We are often able to give our customers a sneak preview of upcoming changes on our forums, so that’s the best place to check on what we’re up to.

Sadly it is seldom cost-effective for us to add a new feature to an existing bag. And changing the color of a bag, well, that would be magic, wouldn’t it? Think of the purchase of a Tom Bihn bag as you would the purchase of a car: next year’s model may have more features or come in a better color. But at some point you just need to take the plunge and get out there and enjoy your new bag!

Tell us what you think in our forums.

Tom Bihn customer Rory has organized a concert (featuring bands such as Let’s Go Sailing) and raffle in Upland, CA to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It’s a great event for a great cause, and if you’re in the Upland area, check it out. In addition to organizing the benefit concert, Rory will be running in the Napa Valley marathon, also raising money for LLS. To read more about Rory’s marathon run, click ‘Read More’ at the bottom of this post.

Featuring:
Let’s Go Sailing

Space Mtn

Sean Kane w/ Tim Kane

DJ Justin Shields

Rory writes:

A little about myself: I am training for the Napa Valley marathon
March 4, through Team in Training, raising
money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This will
be my second marathon. My first was Long Beach this last October.
Before that training season, the farthest I had ever run was 2 miles!

Our team consists of around 60 people. We meet each Saturday morning
at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for our long runs, and train mostly by
ourselves during the week. There are also optional Wednesday night
practices. We have a training schedule given to us by the coaches that
we follow. My goal is to begin training for a 50 mile marathon after the Napa Valley marathon, to take place sometime towards the end of this year.

This has been a somber season, though. One of our honored teammates
(the individuals we connect with in person who have or are suffering
from Leukemia/Lymphoma) passed away, as did our coaches father who also had Leukemia. Those passings helped to further solidify in my mind the reason for my time spent running and fundraising.

You love your Tom Bihn Laptop Keyboard Cover. You use it every day. It does exactly what it’s supposed to do (absorbs dirt and oil that your fingers leave behind on the keys of your laptop, keeping that stuff from getting on the screen). But now that it has that dirt and oil on it, how do you clean it?

Visit the Care Instructions page on the Ultrasuede® (the fabric the Laptop Keyboard Cover is made out of) Web site for the complete instructions. Or, read on for a condensed version of those instructions.

The view from our Seattle headquarters at 3:56pm this afternoon.

Minutes later:

This morning:

You may have heard that November has been the rainiest month in Seattle (where Tom Bihn Company is based) and Pacific Northwest history. Then cold air came in and that rain turned to snow. The following pictures are of Riley (Tom’s dog) having fun in the 3ft of snow that fell at an elevation of 1800 ft just outside of the Olympic National Park in Port Angeles, Washington.

Follow the Read More link for more pictures.