Speciality samples

Timbuk2 does a brisk business from its Web site, where customers can design their own bags like CNET did with this week's Crave giveaway Timbuk2 bag. In addition to standard fabrics, you can upgrade to specialty fabrics for a few extra bucks. These include more highly reflective and waterproof materials, as well as limited-edition ones like Woolrich wool patterns.

And for browser-standards obsessives, Timbuk2 plans to relaunch its Web store fully in HTML5 "soon," according to Wallenfels.