Case in point, the above post needed a repair.

Facts are that Tumi's patented ballistic weave pattern it uses on Alpha and above products is the strongest in the world, until 2026 when the patent runs out on it, or until something better comes out. As far as frays, the B&R products will fray as much or more if used in the same way, unless you were comparing a T-Tech or another lower product line from Tumi that doesn't use that ballistic weave. I don't know what the previous poster had for a bag that wore, nor how it was used. I also don't know that the Tumi products you had were genuine, 5 years ago 75% of the Tumi brand in China was counterfeit, just like 95+% of the Louis Vuitton bags in the U.S. are today, and almost 99% around the world.

Tumi was the first company to use Ballistic Nylon for Luggage, and they have been the most innovative with the material not just using a basic 1080D double weave. The company I work for wants to use Tumi's weave for higher end sports equipment bags, but we can't.

Also B&R is back to charging $10 for shipping and handling on all self repair kits (each). Shipping domestic shouldn't be more than $5 for any of their little kits. So are you paying for the replacement parts? (answer is really yes, so much for the warranty)