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Originally Posted by tuffcalc
I have a lot of experience with the limbo. I would say don't get it. My (3) large 30 inchers all have had their frames distorted multiple times. It's a pain filing a claim with the carrier then getting rimowa to repair. I'm so fed up with them that I ebay'd my limbo carryons and replaced them with salsa deluxes. Also - after 1 flight I gurantee your limbo will no longer be "waterproof". The frame bends as soon as you hit around 40lbs (lift by the handle, you will see what I mean).
All 3 of my large limbos are about a year old and have been on less than 5 trips.
My next large piece will be a zippered salsa or different brand if can find something as awesome looking.
All that being said, rimowa service has been excellent- just think it is ridiculous I have to get these bags serviced every second flight.
I agree with this completely. My Limbo is nice to look at and feels pretty sturdy, but the frame hasn't been aligned since the very first time I used it. It's been repaired several times including once where I even sent it back to the Rimowa factory and even then they didn't get it back to new. I actually think my Salsa is more waterproof at this point and am kind of concerned about using it if there's going to be rain because I'm pretty sure if it were left out for any period of time water would get in.
Part of me thinks American airline carries are primarily to blame since it seems to get less damaged on trips solely flown on Asian carriers but that could just be happenstance.
The service has been good and that is nice but it is incredibly annoying to have to take it to a store so often. I'm also worried about what happens after the warranty is up in another few years. For this reason, I'd never get a Topas, at least not for a checked bag.