The Admin Pocket
An organized mind curries favor, and an organized pack favors curry. The 11 liter admin pocket has room for all your day-to-day quick-access needs, including a generously sized lunch
The Main Pocket
A 17L, 6-inch deep main compartment with tie-down straps means you've got room for a few of days of travel or any large, awkwardly shaped items. A clamshell opening means you can Tetris to your heart's content. A couple of pockets offer enough volume for any toiletries or small things you want to keep for a rainy day.
The Device Pocket
The laptop sleeve is sized to fit anything up to a 16" Macbook Pro, and if the sleeve isn't big enough there is plenty of room to keep larger laptops along with a Cache.
The Back
The ultra-comfortable Edgeless shoulder straps that you've come to expect with TOM BIHN make a showing here, along with the wonderfully breatheable skeleton back panel previously featured in the Techonaut and Addax makes a return in the Bixi.
An optional frame sheet can give more structure and support for using a padded hip belt. The A30 frame sheet slots right into the back of the skeleton back panel of the Bixi and keeps itself out of the way of the roll-aboard pass-through.
Speaking of the roll-aboard pass-through, you can put the Bixi on a roll-aboard two ways. First is similar to our Synik, fold the backpack straps over the front of the bag and slip it through in the backpack orientation. The second is to turn it on its side briefcase-style. Either way you have a nice, comfortable handle while you're placing and removing the bag from over the handle as well as to carry the Bixi short distances.
What's Included
One Set of Black Pulls
A black set of our zipper pulls, the Pull Du Jour, come standard with the Bixi just in case you need a bit of leverage.
One 8" Key Strap
A Black 8" Key Strap with snaphooks at either end comes with the Bixi for attaching your keys or other small accessories you want readily accessible.
One Sternum Strap Assembly
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.
One Gatekeeper Hip Belt
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" Padded Hip Belt.) Also features leave-no-trace hardware.
What's Optional
A Frame Sheet
The Aeronaut 30 Frame Sheet fits perfectly in the Bixi if you want or need some extra support, especially useful if using the padded hip belt below.
The Padded Hip Belt
The 1" Padded Hip Belt is great if you want to take some weight off your shoulders and onto your hips. If you want the full effect of the hip belt, using it in conjunction with the Frame Sheet above is a good idea.
