by Shellback6 | Apr 29, 2021 | Featured
Version H Shellback Prototype: Reflective Tiger Stripes! GrüneStrasse Backpacks Open for Business! (Fairfax, VA) That was our triumphant and optimistic headline in July 2020. After 20 months of designing, refining, testing, rebuilding, and re-thinking the Shellback...
by Shellback6 | Mar 16, 2021 | Featured
Concept Sketch for the Shellback Bike to Work Backpack in 2006 Product Name was the BikPäk; Company Name was Ümlaut Every Company Has An Origin Story (Fairfax, VA) Prior to my retirement from the Marine Corps in 2017, my wife had gone on Leave Without Pay (LWOP) four...
by Shellback6 | Jan 27, 2021 | Featured
Have you ever thought about Biking to Work only to get frustrated that there is no way to transport your work clothes crease-free, not to mention all the other workday items? GrüneStrasse founder Aaron Weiss was in the same predicament nearly 20 years ago, leading...
by Shellback6 | Nov 7, 2020 | Featured
5 Steps to Embrace the Bicycle Lifestyle Step 5: Bicycle Attire (Fairfax County, VA) Growing up in Wisconsin, I was always kind of amused by people from the south who said, “Wisconsin! Damn it’s cold up there.” But I never really thought of Wisconsin as cold...
