The team at San Francisco’s new Rickshaw Bagworks have taken a page from the Schoolhouse Rock hit “My Hero Zero” with a bag they’ve optimized to reduce wasted fabric. The ZERO shoulder bag is available in four sizes, each constructed from a single piece of material patterned in rectangles. The Timbuk2 alums who founded the company say that eliminating scraps brings the cost of their made-to-order bags down. At $40 to $70 for the different ZERO sizes, we have to agree that what’s good for the environment is also easier on the pocketbook. Since opening their factory in SF’s Dogpatch they’ve created messenger bags for attendees at this year’s TED and Social Capital Markets conferences. If minimizing a manufacturing supply chain footprint doesn’t sound very visual, that’s only because you haven’t checked out the eye candy on the Rickshaw Flickr stream.

The Prize: More? You want more? Well, you deserve more. If you still haven’t had any luck with the holiday freebies, we’re giving away travel bags (one Checkpoint, and one Suitcase) from Timbuk2 to two winners, as well as one of the new accessories that go with them (Inflight Case, Travel Wallet, or Clear Zip Pouch).

The Rules: We’ve already gotten into the eggnog — and you probably have too. If you can still fill out the name and e-mail fields in the COMMENTS section, then you’re probably sober enough to receive a beautiful new Timbuk2 bag. One entry per reader. Duplicate entries will be discarded.

The Deadline: Contest runs now through midnight on December 18.

Congratulations to Austin, Kathryn and Lisa.

Austin got there first with the correct guess of a mimobot (honestly, who travels without one of these?). Our runners-up also guessed that Josh carries around a charger (of the Blackberry variety — some of you said Blackberry, but everyone knows the actual device surgically attached to his palm) and a bottle of OTC pills (Melatonin for the jet lag). Again, thanks for playing and try again next week. There are some huge prizes coming up.

Time is running out to submit your guess for this week’s Big Ticket Tuesday. What does Josh have in his bag? A laptop? A change of clothes? Jars of his own urine? Your guess is as good as mine. And we have some good news. Although only one of you is going to be getting the Timbuk2 by Threadless bag, the two runners up (we did say there were three items in the bag) will get Threadless tees.

[ED NOTE: Yes, threatening Josh on the street and stealing his bag is a disqualification.]

It’s time again for another edition of Big Ticket Tuesday. This week we’re featuring one of the items we were high on a few weeks ago: Timbuk2 by Threadless collaboration

THE PRIZE: You’ll receive one of the three T-shirt inspired bags plus the matching shirt.

THIS WEEK’S RULES: What’s in the bag? The first person to correctly guess one of the three items that Josh has in his bag (excluding bag components like straps, zippers, etc.) at this moment wins. Fast, simple, and totally random. And, one guess per poster. The winner will be revealed Friday.

For all of the modern, urban, design-savvy males out there, please don't call this bag a “murse.” Lots of guys these days have figured out the convenient utility of a good old messenger bag, but what happens if you want the ease of carrying around everything you own but still want to look a little street? That's where San Francisco-based bag makers Timbuk2 and perennial Josh Spear fav Threadless steps in.

Pumping up classic messenger bags from Timbuk2 with some of the most popular T-shirt graphics from Threadless, they've combined high-end graphic design with the need to carry stuff around with you. Even better, you can rock the matching bag and tee at the same time — if you think you're man enough to handle it.

Hot prints from New England-based design duo GlueKit, eclectic visual artist Julia Sonmi Heglund, and self-taught fine artist Robert Hardgrave adorn the three limited edition bags. Held to an exclusive 200 of each print (read: buy them now before they're gone) these bags are up for grabs now, directly from Timbuk2.

Just because your new Mac Airbook is small enough to fit in a manilla envelope doesn’t mean you should be toting it around protected only by a flimsy layer of paper. There are more practical ways to transport your new precious piece of equipment. We recommend the new Steve Sleeve from Timbuk2. This sleek Mac Messenger, while appearing paper-thin, actually sports a durable softshell exterior made from a material similar to that of the jacket you go mountain climbing in (assuming you go mountain climbing). It also sports an eco-friendly soft brush fleece lining made from recycled soda bottles to pad your new baby from bruises on the inside. Did we mention the seam welds utilize a non-toxic glue? Well, now we did. Indeed, The Steve Sleeve allows you to be nice to your laptop and your environment at the same time.