Personalizing your bag has never been easier. If you have purchased one of the bags listed below, we're excited to shout that these special bags now have swappable closures!

Kadet Max

Kadet Max Slide

Kadet Sling (purchased 2024 or later)

Kadet Slide Sling

Mini Kadet (purchased 2024 or later)

Tensile Sling

Tensile Slide Sling

When choosing additional buckles, first, let's just say, buckle size does matter. In selecting a lightweight slider or an iconic seatbelt style buckle, make sure you get the size that's right for your bag with the handy guide below.

LG 2" Buckles or Sliders in lots of color choices are compatible with the Kadet Max, Kadet Max Slide, Kadet Slide, and the Kadet Sling bags purchased in 2024 or later.

Compactable with Large Buckles

 

MD 1.5" Buckles or Sliders also in lots of color choices are compatible with the Tensile Sling, Tensile Slide, and the Mini Kadet bags purchased in 2024 or later.

MD size buckles for swapping out on bags

FREEDOM THROUGH LIMITATIONS

Over two decades ago we made our first Chrome bag with a Juki sewing machine, a few yards of industrial-grade nylon, military grade truck tarpaulin, and the commitment to making durable useful gear that works on and off the bike. We didn’t have money to make a buckle that could hold the weight of a loaded messenger bag, so we salvaged seatbelt buckles out of junkyard cars. An icon was born. Our original messenger bag with its seatbelt buckle quickly became a favorite of professional messengers around the world. More importantly, our way of making things was defined. We call it Freedom through limitations.

URBAN UTILITY™

People don’t need more stuff, they need better stuff that use less resources. More function, less fashion. We design and build our own things and care about how stuff is made. Everything we make is purpose built. Street-tested by our own crew and professionals around the world. If it doesn't have a purpose, it's gone. Over the last 20 years we never wavered from our commitment to making useful durable gear for people who live and ride in the city.

LIVE THE CITY

 

Beyond the products we make, Chrome is a way of living the city. It's working hard, playing hard and riding hard. Living at the intersection of creativity, resourcefulness, community and grit. Where art, music, photography, bike, moto, and skate collide. It’s protecting our playground and making our cities even more rad places to be. We don’t simply make products for people who live in the city. We are the city.

A miniature version of our iconic seatbelt buckle adapted to a quick-release keychain. Keeps keys handy and within reach.

Our iconic seatbelt buckle as a keychain

Keeps keys handy and within reach

Fits all keys

Durable 1050d nylon

FREEDOM THROUGH LIMITATIONS

Over two decades ago we made our first Chrome bag with a Juki sewing machine, a few yards of industrial-grade nylon, military grade truck tarpaulin, and the commitment to making durable useful gear that works on and off the bike. We didn’t have money to make a buckle that could hold the weight of a loaded messenger bag, so we salvaged seatbelt buckles out of junkyard cars. An icon was born. Our original messenger bag with its seatbelt buckle quickly became a favorite of professional messengers around the world. More importantly, our way of making things was defined. We call it Freedom through limitations.

URBAN UTILITY™

People don’t need more stuff, they need better stuff that use less resources. More function, less fashion. We design and build our own things and care about how stuff is made. Everything we make is purpose built. Street-tested by our own crew and professionals around the world. If it doesn't have a purpose, it's gone. Over the last 20 years we never wavered from our commitment to making useful durable gear for people who live and ride in the city.

LIVE THE CITY

 

Beyond the products we make, Chrome is a way of living the city. It's working hard, playing hard and riding hard. Living at the intersection of creativity, resourcefulness, community and grit. Where art, music, photography, bike, moto, and skate collide. It’s protecting our playground and making our cities even more rad places to be. We don’t simply make products for people who live in the city. We are the city.