Fyro Citta Backpack (18L + 25L) Review

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What I like

• Clean. No loud logos, just a little black-on-black clip. If you like Aer or Evergoods you're in the ballpark, but more boutique.
• Stands up on its own every time without a boxy frame. Huge at the cafe.
• The 18L is 330D Cordura, the 25L is VX42 X-Pac. Both weather and abrasion resistant. The Cordura picks up more patina, which I like.
• Uncoated YKK zips. Coated zips are usually the first thing to go.
• The back panel is soft, pillowy EVA with a neoprene wetsuit-style surface. You grab a bag by the strap a hundred times a day and you notice this.
• Laptop protection better than most. Padded on all sides, taut, lifted off the bottom.
• Microfiber-lined quick access up top. A tall back-panel pocket for passport, wallet, and the battery you forget about until your phone's dying.
• Stretch mesh water bottle pocket with a clip. Gobbles my big Yeti.
• Clamshell main compartment, but I usually just zip it partway and grab my tech pouch.

Watch for

• No front pockets. Clean look, but all your access is top, side and back.
• Double zips almost everywhere. A lot of zippers to manage. I'd want bigger or different colored pulls on the main compartment.
• The 18L is tight and only fits a 14" laptop. I'm a 25L guy for room to grow, but the 18 is fascinating if you know exactly what you carry.
• Not sure yet how the neoprene back panel ages over years.

Specs

• 18L (330D Cordura) and 25L (VX42 X-Pac), about 2.5 lb
• Uncoated YKK zips, 14" laptop in the 18L, bigger in the 25L

Where I've covered it

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