The Tropos 32 from Osprey is an everyday and commuting backpack designed for active use. It is available in five colours, Komodo Green (which is what we received), Navy Blue, Black, Armor Grey and Robust Red. It features Osprey’s AirSpeed trampoline suspended mesh backsystem, this reduces the amount of material on your back and creates a large ventilating space keeping you cool and your back dry whilst on the move. There is a dedicated padded laptop sleeve which is suspended away from the bottom of the pack, this helps to prevent your computer for getting a bashing when you place the bag down on the ground or table.

This laptop sleeve has a direct zip access, which makes for quick retrieval to start work or in airline security. A cool feature of this bag is the integrated kickstand which holds the bag upright without you needing to rest it against anything, stops it falling over and damaging your gear whilst at the same time freeing up both your hands to dig around the bag. I thought that this metal bar would greatly increase the weight of the bag but it still only weighs 1.24kg (2.73lb) and it also completely flattens down for easy storage. This innovation also prevents the pack from tilting over and helps to protect your contents. There are plenty of pockets to play with including a front organiser pocket, a small scratch-free pocket on the top of the bag which is an ideal place to keep your phone or sunglasses. A vertical zip provides access to a pocket at the front of the bag which has been designed for easy storage of gloves or a jacket and the two stretchy mesh side pockets are ideal for large water bottles.

The Tropos has many of Osprey’s usual features including an internal key clip, LED light attachment point, and emergency whistle on the sternum strap, as well as a vertically and horizontally adjustable sternum strap, reflective graphics, and side compression to reduce bulk. The mesh covered and padded shoulder straps are comfortable, but the removable hip belt lacks any sort of padding to stop it getting in the way if you are folded over on a bike and doesn’t provide much in the way of comfort. Overall this is a good, lightweight day pack that is well worth getting just to see how you ever managed without a kickstand before. RRP £120

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4.5 out of 5

Pros

Integrated kickstand

AirSpeed backsystem keeps you cool

Padded laptop and tablet sleeve with direct zip access

Scratch-proof pocket

Vertical centred zipper pocket

Front organiser pocket

Cons

Zero padding in hip-belt