TLDR
Everything you need is a roll (or 3) away.
A few highlights of its features:
- Carries a nominal capacity of 26 liters with 3 rolls and a maximum capacity of 38 liters when fully unrolled.
- Two options for water-bottle carry, two options for device carry, and a cavernous main compartment
- 5 exterior pockets, 5 interior organizational pockets, and a total of 9 o-rings throughout
- Plenty of quality-of-life features: luggage pass-through, substantial suspended laptop pocket with zippered quick-access, exterior water bottle pocket, integrated strap keepers
- Fully lined so you can easily see the bottom
If big isn't big enough and you need something a little bigger in the same style, check out the Addax 31!
Full Description
The Addax 26 is more than just your classic roll-top pack. It has the thoughtful design that you'd expect from us, so let's dig in and get into the nitty-gritty!
Roll-Top
It's what makes the bag what it is. The roll-top is secured in place by two 1" side-release buckles, a male on one side and female on the other. The idea behind this is that you can either clip them to the clips above the shoulder straps or to each other if you want easier access but a less secure attachment versus a more secure attachment but more complex access (after all, who doesn't want secure attachment?)
At 3 rolls we've measured the bag out at 26 liters -- we call it the Addax 26 because this is going to be the way most folks carry the pack day-to-day. One roll to secure the load is measured at 33 liters; no rolls right up to the stitch we measured at 38 liters.
The Front
The front pockets are a generous size to help you keep the things you need access to quickly close-at-hand. The top has two equally-sized pockets to keep the smaller bits corralled and the bottom is a nice-sized open space perfect for your headphones.
Both have two o-rings in for your organizational needs.
Right at the bottom of the front is an attachment point perfect for things like a back light for safely riding at night (the roll-top is a style beloved by bicyclists in particular, after all!) A little cheeky swatch of color lines the back of the grab point, a secret splash of color for you.
The Sides
On one side there is a gasp exterior water bottle pocket. We know that we've, to put it gently, steered-away from exterior water bottle pockets in the past but, well, folks keep asking for them! It's OK to stand on principle sometimes but easy access to water is something I think we can all agree with.
The other side is good-sized pocket for keeping items that are a bit larger or longer but still need to be handy.
The Bottom
The bottom of this pack is made with 1050d Black Ballistic to make sure the highest wear-point of the bag is well afforded against abrasion.
The Back
Poring over the back panel of the Addax reveals a luggage passthrough for those times when your ungulate must fly. Hidden in this pocket is a seat for the optional frame sheet, little sewn corners to hold it in place should you choose to use it. The back panel has closed-cell foam under spacer mesh to keep your back cool. The bottom has some black pack-cloth to add a little extra strength at a rub-point.
The shoulder straps are our wonderful 1/2" EVAZOTE® EV50 Edgeless shoulder straps, cushy as always, with built-in strap keepers to help keep the danglies at bay. Finally, a fully-removable sternum strap and gate-keeper waist strap appoint this pack in the usual TOM BIHN style.
Device Pockets
A rather large laptop pocket (14.5" x 10") made from our spacer mesh with an exterior zip as well as interior access, much like the one in our Synik 22 but a bit larger! Inside the main pocket, sewn to the laptop pocket, there is a tablet pocket that is almost as big (11" x 9.5") for even your bigger tablets.
The Inside
So now to the inside of the pack. It's cavernous. A quick-tip for packing in and packing out is to flip the roll top over at the bottom seam for easier access to the goods inside when doing your pack and unpack. Along with the tablet pocket mentioned in the Device Pockets section, there are two webbing pockets sized the same as the pockets you'll find in the top-front zip pocket, for the little items you want packed away a little tighter.
As with all our bags, we just threw o-rings at it and saw what stuck. 4 o-rings are positioned along the front-side of the main pocket to help you pull out what you want quickly without needing to dig through your bag in its entirety.
What's Included
We include the following accessories to give you a good amount of options for your new bag right out of the gate.
One 8-inch Black Webbing Snaphook/Snaphook Key Strap
A Key Strap is a strip of webbing with plastic snaphooks on the end. The 8” Key Strap in Black that’s included in most of our larger bags is, for many, the gateway to a world of organization via Key Straps and Organizer Pouches. All the members of the Key Strap family are intended to make locating things in your bag easier and more instinctive. Pulling out a small item or pouch tethered to a strap is easier than rooting around aimlessly in the depths of your pack; you can also rest assured that anything hooked to a strap is much less likely to fall out or otherwise be left behind. You can find more Key Strap colors and varieties on the Key Strap page.
A Set of Black Zipper Pulls
Some folks prefer metal zipper pulls. Others prefer cord pulls. So, what to do about that? We think the best solution (in most cases) is to offer metal pulls and include a starter pack of Cord Pulls with most bags.
An adjustable and removable sternum strap with leave-no-trace hardware: if you don't like or don't use your sternum strap, remove it and leave (almost) nothing behind.
A simple webbing waist strap that can offer extra stability when running to catch a bus, plane, or train. It can also add a small measure of support for a heavy load (for a truly supportive hip belt experience, please see the optional 1.5" Padded Hip Belt.) Also features leave-no-trace hardware.
What's Optional
The Addax can hold a lot! Although the padded back panel provides a lot of built-in support and if you're schlepping around a laptop that's also going to be plenty rigid, if you want something to add some stiffness to the back panel or if you want to use the Padded Hip Belt to take some of the weight off your shoulders, the Internal Frame is a good idea.
The 1.5" Padded Hip Belt allows you to carry some of the weight of a loaded pack on your hips rather than just your shoulders.
It's what makes the bag what it is. The roll-top is secured in place by two 1" side-release buckles, a male on one side and female on the other. The idea behind this is that you can either clip them to the clips above the shoulder straps or to each other if you want easier access but a less secure attachment versus a more secure attachment but more complex access (after all, who doesn't want secure attachment?)
At 3 rolls we've measured the bag out at 26 liters -- we call it the Addax 26 because this is going to be the way most folks carry the pack day-to-day. One roll to secure the load is measured at 33 liters; no rolls right up to the stitch we measured at 38 liters.
The front pockets are a generous size to help you keep the things you need access to quickly close-at-hand. The top has two equally-sized pockets to keep the smaller bits corralled and the bottom is a nice-sized open space perfect for your headphones.
Both have two o-rings in for your organizational needs.
Right at the bottom of the front is an attachment point perfect for things like a back light for safely riding at night (the roll-top is a style beloved by bicyclists in particular, after all!) A little cheeky swatch of color lines the back of the grab point, a secret splash of color for you.
On one side there is a gasp exterior water bottle pocket. We know that we've, to put it gently, steered-away from exterior water bottle pockets in the past but, well, folks keep asking for them! It's OK to stand on principle sometimes but easy access to water is something I think we can all agree with.
The other side is good-sized pocket for keeping items that are a bit larger or longer but still need to be handy.
The bottom of this pack is made with 1050d Black Ballistic to make sure the highest wear-point of the bag is well afforded against abrasion.
Poring over the back panel of the Addax reveals a luggage passthrough for those times when your ungulate must fly. Hidden in this pocket is a seat for the optional frame sheet, little sewn corners to hold it in place should you choose to use it. The back panel has closed-cell foam under spacer mesh to keep your back cool. The bottom has some black pack-cloth to add a little extra strength at a rub-point.
The shoulder straps are our wonderful 1/2" EVAZOTE® EV50 Edgeless shoulder straps, cushy as always, with built-in strap keepers to help keep the danglies at bay. Finally, a fully-removable sternum strap and gate-keeper waist strap appoint this pack in the usual TOM BIHN style.
A rather large laptop pocket (14.5" x 10") made from our spacer mesh with an exterior zip as well as interior access, much like the one in our Synik 22 but a bit larger! Inside the main pocket, sewn to the laptop pocket, there is a tablet pocket that is almost as big (11" x 9.5") for even your bigger tablets.
So now to the inside of the pack. It's cavernous. A quick-tip for packing in and packing out is to flip the roll top over at the bottom seam for easier access to the goods inside when doing your pack and unpack. Along with the tablet pocket mentioned in the Device Pockets section, there are two webbing pockets sized the same as the pockets you'll find in the top-front zip pocket, for the little items you want packed away a little tighter.
As with all our bags, we just threw o-rings at it and saw what stuck. 4 o-rings are positioned along the front-side of the main pocket to help you pull out what you want quickly without needing to dig through your bag in its entirety.
We include the following accessories to give you a good amount of options for your new bag right out of the gate.
One 8-inch Black Webbing Snaphook/Snaphook Key Strap
A Key Strap is a strip of webbing with plastic snaphooks on the end. The 8” Key Strap in Black that’s included in most of our larger bags is, for many, the gateway to a world of organization via Key Straps and Organizer Pouches. All the members of the Key Strap family are intended to make locating things in your bag easier and more instinctive. Pulling out a small item or pouch tethered to a strap is easier than rooting around aimlessly in the depths of your pack; you can also rest assured that anything hooked to a strap is much less likely to fall out or otherwise be left behind. You can find more Key Strap colors and varieties on the Key Strap page.
A Set of Black Zipper Pulls
Some folks prefer metal zipper pulls. Others prefer cord pulls. So, what to do about that? We think the best solution (in most cases) is to offer metal pulls and include a starter pack of Cord Pulls with most bags.
An adjustable and removable sternum strap with leave-no-trace hardware: if you don't like or don't use your sternum strap, remove it and leave (almost) nothing behind.
A simple webbing waist strap that can offer extra stability when running to catch a bus, plane, or train. It can also add a small measure of support for a heavy load (for a truly supportive hip belt experience, please see the optional 1.5" Padded Hip Belt.) Also features leave-no-trace hardware.
The Addax can hold a lot! Although the padded back panel provides a lot of built-in support and if you're schlepping around a laptop that's also going to be plenty rigid, if you want something to add some stiffness to the back panel or if you want to use the Padded Hip Belt to take some of the weight off your shoulders, the Internal Frame is a good idea.
The 1.5" Padded Hip Belt allows you to carry some of the weight of a loaded pack on your hips rather than just your shoulders.
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- Call 1-800-729-9607
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Materials
Exterior
PFC Free, 100% Recycled RX30 X-Pac®
— or —
bluesign® certified High-Tenacity 2x2 Ballistic nylon
Interior
bluesign® and OEKO-TEX® certified 200 denier Halcyon/nylon ripstop
— or —
bluesign® certified 210 denier Cerylon 6,6 Ripstop nylon
Zippers
Upper Back
Lower Back
Black Pack Cloth
Back Pad
Closed-cell foam
Shoulder Straps
Edgeless EV50 1/2” / 12mm shoulder straps (EVAZOTE® OEKO-TEX® foam)
Other Components
Duraflex®, Nexus, and Woojin buckles and related components
Specs
Dimensions
Exterior: 12.8" (w) x 18.5" (h) x 10.2" (d) / 325 (w) x 470 (h) x 260 (d) mm
Front-Top Pocket: 7.5" x 5.5" / 190mm x 140mm
Bottom-Front Pocket: 9" x 6.5" / 225mm x 165mm
Side Pocket: 9.3" x 2.5" / (236mm x 63mm
Luggage Pass-Through: 10.5" / 266mm wide
Weight
X-Pac®: 1110g / 2lb 7oz
Ballistic: 1200g / 2lb 10oz
Volume
3 Rolls: 26 Liters / 1585 cu. in.
1 Roll: 33 Liters / 2015 cu. in.
No Roll: 38 Liters / 2320 cu. in.
Device Pockets
Laptop: 14.5" x 10" / 365 x 250mm
Tablet: 11" x 9.5" / 279mm x 241mm
Total O-Rings
9
(4 in the main compartment,
2 in the top front pocket,
2 in the bottom front pocket,
1 in the side pocket)
- steve f.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Sewn in USA, Good Storage Size11 months agoBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Sewn in USA, Good Storage SizeRated 5 out of 5 starsThis is a great bag
This is a great bag and can hold a ton of stuff. At the end of the day this one was not for me but it is extremely well made.
Was this helpful? - Ivan C.Verified BuyerBought For GiftProduct Standouts Comfortable, Thoughtful Design, Good Storage Size, Versatile, Great Gift1 year agoBought For GiftProduct Standouts Comfortable, Thoughtful Design, Good Storage Size, Versatile, Great GiftRated 4 out of 5 starsMy child liked the product
I got this backpack for my child who liked it in picture when ordering and also when it arrived. The only thing we both wished is that Tom Bihn had more colors available for purchase. At the time of ordering the product there was only one color available, since school was starting soon we decided to order it but wished we could have ordered her preferred color instead of the only one available. Now I am just hoping/expecting the bag will last a long time, time will tell. Keep the good/quality work.
Was this helpful? - GVerified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Comfortable, Sewn in USA1 year agoBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Comfortable, Sewn in USARated 3 out of 5 starsGood bag which could be improved
Really comfortable to carry, even when full. I love the look of it. The laptop and accessory pouches could do with being a brighter colour because even with the yellow lining it's a dark bag. Would be much improved with a shoulder carry strap or place to attach one as an option, of someone who doesn't want a backpack setup when not on a bike. The roll top fastening is annoying. Much better to have a central fastening with a long adjustable strap - the whole point of a roll top is the you can fill it right up, or have a big item that sticks out the top and is secured with the strap. Unless you can do multiple rolls this doesn't stay shut (and it would if it had a central fastening) and the clip-together-without-a-roll fastening is just less useful and more restrictive that a central strap. If it's improved I'd also buy the larger size like a shot.
Was this helpful? - Tabitha P.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Durable, Easily Adjustable, Sewn in USA1 year agoBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Durable, Easily Adjustable, Sewn in USARated 5 out of 5 starsDurable and comfortable
Color is accurate, great craftsmanship. Durable quality material. My water bottles fit gray on the side. I’m 5 foot and the straps still adjust to me which is rare. It’s comfortable and sits tight against my back to help evenly carried the load. Thank you for making a great product!
Was this helpful? - Katie B.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, Comfortable, Easily Adjustable, Versatile, Unique1 year agoBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, Comfortable, Easily Adjustable, Versatile, UniqueRated 5 out of 5 starsBest roll top bag I’ve ever had
Such a fantastic comfortable bag, used for commuting, sports fixtures and long hikes.
The ability to have a little extra room is fantastic and gives the pack extra functionality to use as a one bag travel option.
I’ve a Synapse 25 and whilst that’s an amazing bag this I’ve found a little more versatile. Also love the easy access laptop section and open bottle holder!
In terms of evolution it would be great to have a ‘secret’ zipped pocket for a passport somewhere in the pack.
This pack as a personal item size would be the dream.
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