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post #31 of 38
5/2/09 at 3:32pm
I thought the locks were airline approved?

"Combination lock with TSA technology which facilitates the security standard required to enter the USA"

I'm currently leaning towards a 26 or 29 Rimowa Salsa. There's a 32 in the store, but it only has 2 wheels Not sure I really need 4 as all I would be doing is going from a car straight to check in.
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post #32 of 38
5/3/09 at 12:30am
Rimowa..
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post #33 of 38
5/3/09 at 12:33am
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Originally Posted by III View Post
If you like the Zero at all, overstock.com has amazing prices on them now.

eg:

http://www.overstock.com/Luggage-Bag...6/product.html

Thanks to this like, I picked up a ZeroH case, which I have been using. The case and accessories are very well designed. I had a problem with the wheels on my first int'l flight and warranty service was excellent.
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post #34 of 38
5/3/09 at 12:55am
http://www.brookstone.com/store/prod...=Result*R1C2*A
http://www.brookstone.com/store/prod...MyReviewHeader
Brookstone has a similar batch of carry-ons that tempt me. Incredibly light, cheap, and they come in a lot of easily-spotted (i.e., garish) colors. Even if they're not the toughest thing on the block, you are just carrying and popping it overhead, right?
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post #35 of 38
5/3/09 at 2:14am
I have 3 pieces from the Topaz Gold Series. I also saw these while i was looking at luggage http://www.steamlineluggage.com/ sort of like more affordable Globetrotter. I like the producer series.
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post #36 of 38
10/17/11 at 9:01pm

Sorry to resurrect this. I was just doing a little luggage research and I came across a trademark complaint, filed by Rimowa against Zero Halliburton just a few weeks ago in federal court. Zero Halliburton is apparently using similar ribs on one of their new cases. Rimowa says that this is a trademark, and actually asserted the following:

 

"The product features that make up the Mark, specifically including the distinctive horizontal bands, are non-functional and non-essential to the use or purpose of the luggage products."

 

Of course, they have to say that if they want to have a trademark case. If they were functional, then there would be a perfectly legitimate reason to copy them that had nothing to do with attempting to confuse consumers.

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post #37 of 38
10/18/11 at 6:28am
Both look great in pictures, but the quality in person leaves a lot to be desired.

Weight restrictions for flying don't condone building cases out of high quality metal materials, so cheap looking plastic is substituted in a lot of places.

Everyone talks about the "patina" they form over time. Mostly they just end up like this and getting replaced with ballistic nylon bags:

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post #38 of 38
1/5/12 at 11:34pm
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Originally Posted by JL724 View Post

Both look great in pictures, but the quality in person leaves a lot to be desired.
Weight restrictions for flying don't condone building cases out of high quality metal materials, so cheap looking plastic is substituted in a lot of places.
Everyone talks about the "patina" they form over time. Mostly they just end up like this and getting replaced with ballistic nylon bags:
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Yes, it is shocking to find out how flimsy the Rimowa luggage is. I crushed the corner of an attache by accidentally dropping it and turned a $1200 case into something to take to the shooting range to use for target practice - Rimowa couldn't repair it (even with me paying for it). Total waste of money, worthless product.

BTW, I do use ballistic nylon bags for flying.
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