Vitesse By WaterField Transforms the Classic Cycling Musette Bag

WaterField Designs has unveiled the Vitesse, a classic cycling musette redesigned for multi-functional use including laptops or tablets, travel, or casual day use. The Vitesse offers sturdy waxed canvas, premium leather and new design features upgrade the simple, lightweight format into a versatile multi-use bag. The Vitesse comes in three earthy colors, including brown, burgundy and navy, allowing cyclists to complement jersey colors and day users to match their style.

Inspired by the classic bike musette, WaterField Designs owner Gary Waterfield took the musette’s best features — its straightforward design and lightweight, compact convenience — and upgraded it with enhanced comfort, improved materials and increased functionality to create a handsome, new multi-use bag. The resulting waxed-canvas and full-grain leather Vitesse is the quintessential bag for commuters, cyclists or travelers, redesigned for multi-functional use including laptops or tablets, travel, or casual day use.

“Traditional cycling musettes are used to pass food to cyclists in races like the Tour de France. Cyclists sling it on, transfer food to their jersey pockets, then toss it to the side of the road,” explains avid cyclist Mr. WaterField. “We love the simplicity and utility of these bags, but we wanted to create a modern-day, more functional version that would endure. The Vitesse is beautiful in its simplicity – just throw in your wallet, iPhone and iPad, put it on and you’ve got the perfect light bag for quick trips on the go, whether you’re cycling or headed to work.”

Waterfield retained the classic musette’s best aspects – its straightforward design and lightweight, compact convenience – and added features to enhance durability, comfort and utility. Crafted from waxed-canvas to give the bag some structure and full-grain leather for style, this lightweight musette bag is built to last.

The quickly-adjustable nylon strap is thicker than the standard musette and is sewn at an angle for enhanced comfort. Like a classic musette, the Vitesse has one main compartment, but WaterField adds a bit of depth to it as well as two interior pockets, leaving space for wallet, iPhone keys and a few larger items – lunch, books, or an iPad or MacBook in a sleeve.

The traditional musette is open-topped; WaterField offers this style and one with a canvas flap for added security. Both secure with an adjustable leather tab and black metal stud. Worn cross body, the bag rests on the wearer’s back leaving his hands free. It easily swings around front to access contents.

Easily folded and packed into another bag, the Vitesse makes a travel-friendly companion. To keep MacBooks or iPads safe within it and other bags, WaterField offers a wide array of MacBook Sleeves and iPad cases. The Vitesse joins WaterField’s Cycling Ride Pouch – a jersey-pocket-sized case for iPhone, wallet contents and a bike tool emergency kit – in its cycling line up.

Standard pricing is $69, and $89 (USD) With canvas flap.

Dimensions: 15.5 x 10.5 x .5~2 inches. Weight: standard – 11.1oz. With flap – 13.5 oz.

Materials: Waxed canvas, full-grain, naturally-tanned leather, nylon webbing, metal stud closure.

Colors: Brown, burgundy, navy and Grizzly brown leather

Now available for pre-order at WaterField Designs online. Shipping begins by April 10, 2015.

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The Vitesse:
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