Originally Posted by acidfast7

the Osprey rucksacks have moved in to the expensive end of the market without as much real-world testing as the high end European manufactures. They've moved into that market segment with fancy designs and big eagles. I'm more of Fjällraven/mammut kind of guy as they're tried and tested.*

I found that they don't make anything small and utilitarian enough for cyclocommuting and that Arcteryx does.*

let's not even go down the road that the Osprey bags are quite gaudy and sophomoric-looking.

the roll top on the Arcteryx is excellent for occasionally carrying large items like baguettes and postertubes to conferences,* which most other brands don't employ :/

but if youre rolling on a small framed 20 inch BMX (or maybe a more modern cruiser with 24 inch)* then an osprey may make more sense