Not that this should be a deciding factor, but there are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many people with chrome bags. Reload bags always look nice. I kind of wish I had gotten one of those. I sold my chrome metroplis for a timbuk2 backpack. The chrome bag is nice if you carry a lot of stuff all the time. I just like carrying a book, a sketchbook and some other misc stuff. Chrome bags always felt funny with that little stuff in there.