<p dir="ltr">I suppose I can only say that the Briggs&Riley bag is sturdy enough for me and how I use it: I commute daily to the office by tube, train and a 15min walk. The rucksack is my companion Monday to Friday. Now and then I have business trips to the US when the bag has to core with extra loads.</p>
<p dir="ltr">On my commute, the bag rests on the floor of the tube, summer & winter. During the 15min walk I carry an umbrella if it's raining so it doesn't usually get soaked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I have never had a problem with the stitching on the underside.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The current bag feels solid, I find the material hard wearing and the zips never snag. The only thing I would say is that the shoulder straps seem to be wider than you would normally expect (but aren't uncomfortable).</p>
<p dir="ltr">Good luck with the bag hunting<br>
TM<br>
--<br>
Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 27 Sep 2014 15:27, "gvim" <<a href="mailto:gvimrc@gmail.com">gvimrc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 26/09/2014 08:48, T Menezes wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I've used a bag from Briggs&Riley in the past and I have just bought the<br>
VP275-4 2 weeks ago. So far the quality of the new bag is as good as I<br>
remember the 1st one to be.<br>
<br>
One other thing about Briggs&Riley is that their warranty is genuinely<br>
decent.<br>
TM<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Would you say the price tag reflects the relative build quality? Stitching and reinforced underside are a particular concern. Is the underside waterproofed, for example?<br>
<br>
gvim<br>
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