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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 6:09 am
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alphaod
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriot Am, MU Pt
Posts: 3,092
I went to the Rimowa shop. They had the Mini Trolley. Very nice and the handle was very long. Store guy mentioned they changed the handles because the old one was for kids. The new one is very long. I think it's actually the same handle as the Business case except because the Mini Trolley is higher, the handles go further (and look longer). I'm 182 cm and the handles were very comfortable. I also liked the interior space. However I realized the issue that I wanted a smaller bag for the convenience and buying the Mini Trolley meant I couldn't easily access anything until I set it down.

Then I looked again at the Business MW versus the Business Trolley. The former is easy to roll about being it's a MW, but the issue isn't the fact that the case could move while it's open, but more of the fact that the wheels aren't always aligned correctly (i.e.: you spun the case, so now if you open the case it will be tip to one side and possibly fall over). Also the lift handle kind of gets in the way of lock on top and if you have the lift handle fall to the pull handle side, it gets in the way of retracting said pull handle. The Business Trolley doesn't have this issue because the lock, lift handle, and pull handle are offset from one another due to the Trolley lid being smaller than the bottom piece.

Anyways I decided on the Business MW mainly from convincing from my girlfriend that that it's just more convenient to push the case and I'll probably complain about the Trolley later. I figured as long as I remember to pull the case back to align the wheels, it will open up fine. The lock and handle getting in the way issue, I will have to deal with. It was just too hard to overlook the convenience of the MW case.

Picking the color was easier because they didn't have the Business case in stock in Stealth. I was told they didn't get many in because it doesn't sell as well. I noticed with the Steath finish the black color was already chipping and peeling in some places right out of the box (I looked at some pieces still covered). That wasn't too nice.
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