This bag is super sturdy. It is a tasteful non-black bag - I hate black roller bags but all the non-black ones seems to be blue, pink, or other Disney-caliber colors that invite snickers from my male colleagues. This bag is also very light, and has great space-saving or easy-access features.

I travel extensively for business and am on and off of apx. 150 flights per year (not a typo). I take this bag on 90% of those, and check it maybe 10% of the time due to gate valet or multiple-week trips. After a year and a half of service, this bag is still holding strong, just a little bit dirty and lost a zipper pull during a TSA inspection (regular swingline staplers can be very dangerous and must be checked or discarded). And some scratches on the wheel-carriage plastic.

Worth every penny. Normally, I blow through a bag a year with some of the cheaper brands, before finally being shamed into dropping the cash on this one.