ALPINESTARS Men's Trainer Pack

I was looking for a bagpack-type solution to be able to bring gym clothes plus a towel and textbooks all in a single container, and this seemed to fit the bill perfectly. I was able to fit a spare set of clothing, large bottle of water, a laptop, and textbooks in this bagpack/duffle and still have it be somewhat comfortable on my back while riding.

This pack features a handle in the center to be carried like a dufflebag, and it also contains stowaway bagpack air-mesh straps that clip onto metal rings using metal carabiners.

It has a 36 Liter capacity with 2 main compartments, the smaller one is for a laptop and features a cellphone pocket as well as a small meshed pocket right next to it (can fit a coiled cell phone cable). The larger compartment is would be where you would put all your clothing/gear/etc into. The front of the backpack has 3 zippers, the largest one in the middle with a small storage space to fit a cellphone, wallet, keys together. The 2 smaller are located on the lower opposite sides of the bagpack and can fit smaller things like earbuds or a keys.

The bag looks stylish, and things like the inner-material/metal clips and carabiners seem to be quality, however my main issue with this bag (Which is also one of the most important parts) is the zippers.

Within 1 week of normal use, the zippers on the largest compartment began to come unstitched from the bag at one side, and eventually completely came off resulting in the zipper handles themselves coming off the bag. What use is a bagpack without zippers! I gave this bag typical use, and it failed on me pretty quickly. I also noticed that the stitches on the inside of the pack were already beginning to become frayed.

Overall the design and functionality are there, but I can't recommend this bag for typical use because the quality is lacking and its just too delicate to meet the rigors of a real dufflebag or bagpack. It is possible that I had received a dud and someone was sleeping on the job, but the Made-in-China label definitely doesn't help it out either. Alpinestars supposedly gives this bag a 2-year warranty, but unless you rarely use this bag, I suspect many will try to utilize the warranty. It hurts me to give an Alpinestars product a low rating, but I do feel that's what this product deserves and I will be returning it to find a more suitable bagpack for my needs.