Test lab: Eat Your Heart Out, Consumer Reports
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, February, 2007 by Brad Tuttle
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It might be time to buy a new wheelie bag. But the question is, which one? We asked manufacturers to let us test out medium-size models with the newest, most durable, smoothest-riding wheels. We considered testing carry-ons, but good wheels seem more important on larger bags.
The perfect bag needs wheels large enough to roll easily over uneven terrain like cobblestones and sidewalk cracks, yet not so big that they're obtrusive. They have to be soft, to lessen vibration and noise, and at the same time durable enough to survive dozens of vacations. Ideally, the bag will be able to zigzag quickly through crowds and corner like a Corvette-and yet be stable enough to avoid wobbling around on one wheel or tipping over entirely.
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