Spinner luggage with wheels that last
Apr 2, 2015, 8:44 am
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Spinner luggage with wheels that last
I've had horrible service and luck with Samsonite spinner carry on luggage.
Has anyone found any carry on spinner luggage that have high quality wheels/bearings that last more than a year of frequent travel?
Has anyone found any carry on spinner luggage that have high quality wheels/bearings that last more than a year of frequent travel?
Apr 2, 2015, 7:25 pm
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Spinner luggage with wheels that last
Briggs & Riley. Travel weekly and bought this about 2 years ago. And it has a Lifetime warranty.
Apr 3, 2015, 1:23 pm
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Samsonite has many lines of various quality. I have their high end pieces from name department store and luggage specialty stores. For carry-on only trip where formal business wear is required I am still using their high end rolling suit carrier that is frequently gate checked. Their Oyster - F'lite - S'cure hardshell is a good substitute for Rimowa IMHO. Rolling around a Rimowa where I travel frequently will label me in a negative way.
My other luggage are B&R. In the opinion of my off-spring who are more style conscious; they think my B&R pieces in the flaming red(more burgundy but very easy to spot in a sea of black) is not something they would be caught dead carrying.
My other luggage are B&R. In the opinion of my off-spring who are more style conscious; they think my B&R pieces in the flaming red(more burgundy but very easy to spot in a sea of black) is not something they would be caught dead carrying.
Apr 9, 2015, 10:46 am
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I love my Rimowa suitcase wheels. They all roll very well.
Now they do get banged up bad, but once you get over that, it's a great choice.
For bags with busted wheels, the service center only takes like 2 minutes to replace all four wheels.
Now they do get banged up bad, but once you get over that, it's a great choice.
For bags with busted wheels, the service center only takes like 2 minutes to replace all four wheels.
Apr 13, 2015, 5:31 am
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I have 3 co-workers that have the Torq, none of them are using them anymore.
Lock issues for 2 of them (with the zipper), zipper issues for 2 of them, and the black corner pieces the wheels are mounted to have come out for two of them, (one of them twice). All of them have had to pay to have their bag shipped to repair facilities as no local shops can fix them.
Apr 15, 2015, 12:50 pm
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Had an Alpha 2 4 wheeler and it seemed durable enough. The older alpha's had smaller wheels that didn't seem as good.
I haven't had any Alpha series things break down on me but their Tegra lite hardside luggage was a disaster for me. I had two where the handle broke and wouldn't retract, both during trips and one right as I boarded a plane... Tumi was good about replacing with new but same issue on 2 different pieces of the same model concerns me.
I've since switched over to Rimowa Topas and it's been pretty sturdy so far (knock on wood).
I haven't had any Alpha series things break down on me but their Tegra lite hardside luggage was a disaster for me. I had two where the handle broke and wouldn't retract, both during trips and one right as I boarded a plane... Tumi was good about replacing with new but same issue on 2 different pieces of the same model concerns me.
I've since switched over to Rimowa Topas and it's been pretty sturdy so far (knock on wood).
Apr 20, 2015, 4:52 pm
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I haven't had trouble with my eagle creek the wheels are hard plastic not gel or soft plastic so they are really loud when rolling in uneven surfaces but never get stuck on anything.