i've had a baileyworks for almost 4 years now. i've often ridden it a fair distance with 25+ cans of paint + clothes + lock + other misc. items and it's been about as easy on my back as it can be under that sort of weight. it's been pretty abused and the only "problems" i've had with it are that it's now fairly covered in paint, and the buckle for the anti-sway strap broke on me. i can't really complain. it's well worth the hundred or so dollars i spent on it.