bags footwear backpacks website chromeindustries.com chrome industries is a global manufacturer of messenger bags backpacks utility cycling apparel 1 and utility cycling footwear . 2 after establishing a reputation in boulder colorado in 1995 chrome moved to denver for several years before relocating in 2002 to its now headquartered retail and company location in san francisco . in august 2010 chrome opened its second retail store in manhattan new york and has since opened retail locations in chicago portland seattle minneapolis a second san francisco location in the mission district denver and washington dc . contents 1 manufacturing 2 athletic sponsorships & company partnerships 3 references 4 external links manufacturing edit chrome is best known for producing quality products designed with a set of company standards which they outline as functionality utility and durability . their bags are guaranteed for life and built with industrial materials including tarpaulin cordura and steel . chrome s popular messenger bag line mini metro citizen and metropolis is chiefly recognizable by their signature seatbelt buckle release that doubles as a bottle opener . the company started building their bags in a garage with salvaged materials such as seatbelt buckles and seatbelt webbing and has maintained its straightforward aesthetic and industrial material usage across their entire range of product offerings . 90 % of its bag line is still produced in the usa mainly in their warehouse located in chico california . they have since expanded to incorporate an apparel line which includes their best selling cobra merino wool hoodie and a shoe line including their best selling low profile design kursk street shoe with built in cycling functionalities such as reflective hits shoelace garage skid resistant soles and polyurethane contoured crash pad insole . in 2014 chrome began selling its city sneakers and messenger backpacks as one off sales on tilt.com . 3 athletic sponsorships & company partnerships edit chrome s sponsored athletes include professional skateboarders john cardiel john igei massan fluker damian riehl alonso tal . chrome partnerships have incorporated such companies and entities as bad religion krooked skateboards mot rhead 4 artist and illustrator pat perry tim kasher and philanthropic organizations such as the world food programme and san francisco s st. anthony foundation . 5 references edit chrome s cobra & pasha jackets make a great holiday gift bikereviews 2010 12 13 http bikereviews.com 2010 12 chromes cobra pasha jackets make great holiday gift retrieved 2010 12 20 chrome tobruk shoes urban velo 2010 08 09 http urbanvelo.org chrome tobruk shoes retrieved 2010 11 02 tilt.com . tilt.com https www.tilt.com users chrome . retrieved 25 august 2014 . missing or empty title help chrome offers limited edition motorhead messenger bag aol music noisecreep 2010 11 25 http www.noisecreep.com 2010 11 25 chrome bags motorhead citizen messenger bag retrieved 2010 12 20 san francisco s chrome gives veterans new shoes san francisco chronicle 2010 11 12 http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi f c a 2010 11 11 bajq1gaop7.dtl retrieved 2010 12 20 external links edit chrome official site chrome facebook page this business related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chrome industries & oldid 733077714 categories clothing companiesclothing manufacturersbusiness stubshidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsarticles created via the article wizardall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 august 2016 at 06 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view