I ' m mostly used vx 07 , which is pretty light and AFAIK has a more consistent coating than a lot of the 500 d I ' ve used in the past . The structure can be good or bad . I like the structure it adds for most things . For bike randonee bags , it adds needed structure without the weight . <| sep |> FUCK I JUST REALIZED THIS TOO <| sep |> The best analogy I have heard is it is a little like buying a Ford Raptor for offroading . It ' s a great vehicle and very nice and pretty capable , but for the money you could build a better rig . <| sep |> That ' s really great to hear . I thought that would be the case . <| sep |> Anyway I doubt most people will try to click , but if it makes people think about some of the things they do in their life that they could change then it ' s not so bad .