New B&R Baseline Models
Apr 26, 2022, 7:59 am
#16
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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It's their medium expandable brief from the @work series (so not new): https://www.briggs-riley.com/collect...e-brief-kb425x
Apr 26, 2022, 8:10 am
#17
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It didn't look like the new design but I never paid attention to that grey color before or the fact they make one in a large expandable version. I definitely like the cabin expandable, but I may look into the work version as a backup for that laptop compartment in the back.
Apr 26, 2022, 8:16 am
#18
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Fortunately the large is discounted in several places... best price I see is $189 at luggage pros. And even the large expanded is still small enough to work as a personal item.
It's a really great bag and agree I love the colorway... the expandable portion turns it into a decent weekender, and compressed it's a nice non-bulky laptop EDC. I was torn on whether to get it or the non-expandable backpack version and feel I made the right choice.
Aesthetically it strikes just the right balance where it's fine in just about any context - t-shirt/jeans in a cafe or w/ a suit in the boardroom.
It's a really great bag and agree I love the colorway... the expandable portion turns it into a decent weekender, and compressed it's a nice non-bulky laptop EDC. I was torn on whether to get it or the non-expandable backpack version and feel I made the right choice.
Aesthetically it strikes just the right balance where it's fine in just about any context - t-shirt/jeans in a cafe or w/ a suit in the boardroom.
Last edited by brandall10; Apr 26, 2022 at 8:22 am
Apr 26, 2022, 2:02 pm
#19
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Fortunately the large is discounted in several places... best price I see is $189 at luggage pros. And even the large expanded is still small enough to work as a personal item.
It's a really great bag and agree I love the colorway... the expandable portion turns it into a decent weekender, and compressed it's a nice non-bulky laptop EDC. I was torn on whether to get it or the non-expandable backpack version and feel I made the right choice.
Aesthetically it strikes just the right balance where it's fine in just about any context - t-shirt/jeans in a cafe or w/ a suit in the boardroom.
It's a really great bag and agree I love the colorway... the expandable portion turns it into a decent weekender, and compressed it's a nice non-bulky laptop EDC. I was torn on whether to get it or the non-expandable backpack version and feel I made the right choice.
Aesthetically it strikes just the right balance where it's fine in just about any context - t-shirt/jeans in a cafe or w/ a suit in the boardroom.
May 4, 2022, 4:54 pm
#20
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 3,461
So just out of curiosity has anybody checked any this luggage. I’m going on a trip in a few weeks where I will probably need to check going because of liquids and I’d like to take my new baseline spinner but just curious as to how it holds up when checked
May 5, 2022, 2:49 pm
#22
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I've checked my carryon spinner several times with no issues on long haul 16 hour total (2 flight) trips, and short trips. I hate checked it once and saw the attendant my seat window throw it down the ramp and it got stuck on the asphalt with a couple of other bags piling on. No issues at all
Jun 23, 2022, 5:57 pm
#23
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Thanks for this thread. I was about to buy Navy Baseline, guess now is the time. Not a big fan of the redesign...I can't imagine that the luggage tag isn't going to be ripped off the bag at some point.