The Great Skate Bag Debate

(The pictures in this post are scramble because of a 'thing' blogger has with tiffs snapped in Mac OS X. Don't have time right now to fix them. I'll do it when furlough starts--stupid Congress.)


Over on www.skatingforums.com another round of "To Zuca or not to Zuca" is going on. This can be quite amusing as some people rant a bit pro or con.

I've decided to shift to the 'pro zuca' camp.

I don't carry one now, but I can see that in the future when I'll 'live' at the rink (do a freestyle, wait until noon public starts and haul my yoga gear plus a change of clothes) I may need one. So I went over to Zuca.com and tried to pick out one I liked. You can custom design your Zuca by matching bag and frame.

Then I decided I had a better idea.

Welcome to a game of Worst Zuca Combination!

First pick a frame. Then pick an insert that clashes.  Give it a name.

Some clashes can violate rules of color combinations. They're 'wrong' and they set your teeth on edge.

The Preppy Traffic Cone

Other combinations are okay in that they don't clash, but bring up awkward thoughts. Perhaps the fact that I'm descended from dairy farmers on one side and butchers on the other, led to this creation:

Slaughterhouse 5

Others match too well. There's not quite enough contrast. Memories of a summer doing ecological measurements in an urban forest brought about the subtle glories of:

Algae Filled Pond

Other combinations send mixed social signals:

Army Bimbo

As to what I would actually pick? Probably the understated combination of Gloss and Gray.

The Lady

As to why get a Zuca? Well, hauling a lot of stuff, in a rink where there's problem seating (such as comps),  or where you have to haul a long distance.

The why not? You hate them to the core of your very being, think they're over priced and have a good solution in a $10 bag from Target.  Or you just don't need one.

I was a person who didn't need one, didn't see the need for them, but as I said, I'm shifting to the 'need one' camp!