Let me lay my cards on the table: Iâm a big fan of Peak Design bags and have been for almost a decade. Thatâs why I jumped at the chance to review the companyâs first roller bag with admittedly high expectations.
Like Peak Designâs new Outdoor Backpack I recently reviewed, the four-wheel roller bag didnât elicit a great first impression. Itâs just another wheeled carryon, I thought, and my god, the price! It took a 10-hour train ride to the French Alps, two bus rides, and 10km of dragging it over cobblestones, ice, snow, muck, gravel, curbs, and silky smooth walkways to understand how this bag improves upon the competition.
But Iâm still not convinced by the $599.95 list price, and thatâs before spending another $139.95 for Peak Designâs new XL Camera Cube. Fortunately, those prices are slightly improved during the companyâs traditional Kickstarter launch cycle.
Peak Design says the Roller Pro is made with âentirely-custom parts and assembliesâ â not cheap off-the-shelf catalog components with sloppy tolerances â to maximize the usable interior space that, notably, can be expanded from 34L to 39L with a zip.
But my favorite aspect of this bag is ho …