In 2009, I purchased two soft-sided two-wheeled Samsonite check in size suitcases. They cost me $90 each on sale. My son and I have used them every other year to travel to Istanbul. Also, my son uses the Samsonite when visiting my parents, about 4x a year. My fiance and I have used them 4x together for domestic travel. Even with the Samsonite costing twice as much now, I fail to see the added value of an $800 Briggs & Riley. Sometimes, the absolute best is unnecessary. More on reddit.com

I bought a Briggs & Riley ZDX (medium, four wheel suitcase). It’s got full expansion, which is rare in soft suitcases, and it’s not crazy heavy plus the warranty sounded great. Flew to Japan, am packing to leave first hotel and the expansion zipper failed with the suitcase expansion now being stuck open for rest of trip. Get home and try to warranty it—they want me to pay to ship it to them in NY. I’m in SF, their local repair center closed in 2020, neareSY one is in LA (so basically a flight away). Shipping will be like $100. I bitch and moan (politely) about this and say it’s ridiculous for a new suitcase—finally they relent, I think because their support center is about to end their day, and agree to cover my shipping. Of course I didn’t keep the box so that’s a headache but I ship it and get it it back 3+ weeks later, just in time for another trip. Now I’m in Germany, have taken one direct flight and a train to get there. I’m packing up to leave the hotel and realize the expansion zipper slider has gone completely AWOL. I’ve yet to try to argue with them to cover that repair but this bag has been a complete letdown and I’ve taken a Samsonite Pro carry on 20+ sometimes complex trips for comparison. So I don’t trust this suitcase to last at all, and their warranty is a pain given shipping a suitcase isn’t all that economical. If you look around flight attendants don’t use them much anymore. More on reddit.com

I realized I’m not going to change your mind, but 4 wheels for carry on makes your life easier going down aisles of the plane. Also, it sounds like you really want BR. My recommendation is to just get what you want. Otherwise, you will end up spending even more since you’ll still be itching to buy BR after you get the Travel Pro More on reddit.com

I’m a professional pilot, so I live out of my suitcase half the time. Literally. Most of us use Luggageworks carry on rollers - I highly recommend them. They’re kind of utilitarian, not flashy, and no one but pilots seem to use them. But they’re super solid. Pilots using them regularly usually will have to replace them every ~5+ years, but for someone who isn’t using them 50% of their life, they’ll probably last a lifetime, or close to it. And I think they’re similar to B&R, if not a little cheaper. More on reddit.com