Your nomenclature is... I'll just say it's weird.

Saddle bags are either the little bags that go under the saddle of a bicyle, or the much larger bags slung behind a saddle on a motorcycle or working stock animals (e.g. horses and llamas).

The "things that hang at your hip like a fanny appendage" are called fanny packs or waistpacks. I've never heard them called saddlebags, and you're seriously confused if you think anybody's ever called them a messenger bag.

Messenger bags are simple totes designed to be slung over one shoulder, a bit like an extra large women's purse. True messenger bags have an extra strap from the wide strap to the opposite hop to prevent them from flopping around -- solving exactly the problem that the Symbiot apparently tries to address. Because messenger bags hang a little lower on the back, almost resting on the hips, they address THE major problem with small backpacks, which is sweat accumulation. Messenger bags not appropriate for running or hiking, but they're not designed to address those needs.

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