I understand your point. I absolutely love my Cadet -- it is a sharp, professional design and I feel it is perfectly designed for its intended purpose. Whenever I use it, I feel joy. I have a handful of TB accessories (e.g., pouches) I use with it. I am not sure I would change anything about it. OTOH, the Western Flyer never really feels quite "right" to me. I'll admit I'm trying to use it as an oversized laptop bag and don't care about the backpack feature, but I am still disappointed at how poorly it adapts to my use case (even though I've purchased all of the appropriate addons).