I love my Moleskine-folio!
Have been using it everyday since it arrived, since I put my daily planner in it.
It works great. I take it with me to go to lunch instead of a bag. My money and mobile phone fit in the extra pockets and this way I can write down appointments directly.
My colleagues at the business where I’m an intern love it to!

My Moleskine arrived just ten days after you send it, which is great considering I am in the Netherlands.
Loved the stickers and handwritten letter.

Been looking at your bags, but have to save up some money first

Thank you for the great service and personal touch.

Maartje

I’ve been using my Moleskine Folio (Black Xpack w/dark green binding) for a week now and it’s “performing” beyond my expectations! Here are a few observations I’ve made about the product during it’s first week through the streets of the “Big Apple”…

* The Xpack shell held up well while experiencing some recent rainstorms. It wet briefly while being transferred to my backpack. All I did was wipe off the water which “beaded” on the surface and I was on my way…

* The pen holders kept my 3 sketch pens and 1 oversized highlighter in place without adding extra bulk to the folio. You couldn’t tell there were 4 pens in the folio when it was zippered shut.

* The interior protective flat prevented my pens from scratching/nicking the cover of my sticker-ladened Moleskine.

* The front pocket (hidden) held receipts and back pocket (clear) was perfect for holding a favorite photo of my children.

* When open the Folio was perfectly flat and held up well whether I was taking notes at a meeting or doing a quick sketch standing in Central Park.

* The color match you suggested for the black xpack material and the dark green binding was perfect (for me), as I felt is was unobtrusive and professional especially when used during business meetings.

* One suggestion for improvement — regarding the end of the binding stitch. I felt the stitch could have been a bit “tighter” as there seems to be a a slight gap between the outer and inner binding strip at the point of overlap. Additionally, it would be better if you could “coat” the end of the binding strip to keep it from unravelling after prolonged use. I’ll email you somes pics of this in a separate email.

Mark, all in all, I was impressed by your level of personalized service (similar to many of the previous comments above). Your follow-up communication for my “order-on-request” was excellent and I look forward to being a regular customer at Rickshaw Bagworks.

Keep up the great work!

Robert

This may be a rather odd testimonial, but it speaks to the quality of Rickshaw products. Shortly after receiving my folio, I put my 2009 Moleskine planner in and hauled it off to school. A week or two after I’d been using my folio on campus every day, I slipped on the ice and dislocated my patella (that’s kneecap for all you non-nerds). I fell backwards, and low and behold, managed to not crack my head on the ice because my folio was in my bag and it’s thickness was just enough to prop me up and keep me from konking myself something good.

Other than my death defying save by folio, it has been the place I’ve been keeping track of bills, doctor’s business cards, appointments, and all the other stuff I’ve been accruing when I leave the house. I just zip everything up, and bring only what I need with me. Nothing falls out, nothing gets damaged or wet if I drop it, since I may be a bit clumsy. Having a place to keep safe my private thoughts and musings together, along with all the random scraps of paper and other stuff I collect on a daily basis has been excellent. No pen dents in the cover, and pockets for stashing in all the right place. Construction wise, it’s held up to the beating of and overstuffed messenger bag on a college campus.

In addition to the quality craftsmanship, working with Rickshaw as a company has been a pleasure. The customer service is above and beyond, and they have excellent channels of communication. I will definitely be a repeat customer.

Erin

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. My folio has been in constant use since the evening i got it. I straddle two worlds, the world of enterprise software and the thriving coffee and tech scene that is Seattle. The folio allows me to put a presentable face on my moleskine for corporate meetings (btw you were right the burberry and black look excellent!) and still lets me decorate my moleskine with all the awesome stickers from the tech scene. More than a few moleskine fans both in my office and on the street have asked where they can get one. I politely tell them where it came from and it should be on the market soon (leave it to a techie to take pride in one-upmanship on even his accessories for paper goods). Bottom line, the folio is total win. Great work!

This was a transition for me, using the new folio. I’d already been using a ballistic nylon Moleskine cover made by a guy in Israel. It was a complete book cover type of case, with both covers sliding into the front and back flaps. It has a couple of pen loops and a flap that closed with a Velcro-type hook-and-loop material.

It fit well, whether I had just the notebook in it or used the pockets of the cover flaps to stuff things in.

So when I ordered the Rickshaw folio, it was a crap shoot whether I’d actually use it, since I was already satisfied with the one I had.

So, when I got the Rickshaw — in the black sail cloth Mark helped me find — I slipped my bulging Moleskine into it.

At first, I felt that it was so snug it didn’t give me any growing room. In fact, while the back cover is flat, the front side curves, thanks to the pen loops on the inside front cover.

I’ve gotten used to that, though, and have absolutely no complaints. This thing is stylish AND utilitarian! It’s holding everything the other cover did and zips up to be much more secure.

And I like using it a lot more. It’s fun to use, maybe because it is so stylishly designed.

I’m enjoying the heck out of this thing and am glad I had the other cover to make a comparison — the Rickshaw Bag Works Moleskine folio wins, hands down!

Cheers!

-Mark