Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased the first generation Silhouette Sphere in April 2015 in the 21" and 29" sizes and love them. You can spin these things in circles and they won't tip! Try doing that with any other luggage. There were a few things that could be improved upon, which they did in the Silhouette Sphere 2, but the quality suffered terribly. I thought the Silhouette Sphere 2 was THE perfect suitcase, until I took it on a few trips. The first trip, one of the zippers fell off. It happens, so although it was disappointing, I just brushed it off. The second trip was the deal breaker. It got a rip along one of the outer seams and the fabric actually tore. I have never had that happen with any other suitcase. Some of the fabric may have been damaged on my previous suitcases, but it never went all the way through the fabric. This, in addition to the fact that the wheels are already breaking down. The rubber is separating from the wheel and the plastic has deep gouges. I have posted pictures from the first generation Silhouette Sphere for comparison. The wheel that is silver colored in the middle is the Sphere 2, used for 2-3 trips and the all black wheel is from the Sphere 1 that I have had for 9 months and have used for at least 6 trips. Over the years I have owned many sets of suitcases, including American Airlines branded Olympia which I had for a dozen years, Travelpro Luggage WalkAbout LITE 4 26-Inch Expandable Rollaboard Suiter, Black, One Size for 3 years and counting, in 2011 I purchased Ricardo Beverly Hills Luggage Sausalito Superlite Freewheelers 24-inch Expandable Upright, Pomegranate, 24 X 16 X 9 and I gave the set to a friend in mid 2015 and they are still going strong. In April 2015 I moved onto Samsonite Luggage Silhouette Sphere Expandable 29 Inch Spinner, Black, One Size. All of these suitcases have performed much better than the Sphere 2. I had this suitcase for 1 1/2 months and it is on it's way back. I cannot recommend the Silhouette Sphere 2, but still do highly recommend the original, first generation Samsonite Luggage Silhouette Sphere Expandable 29 Inch Spinner, Black, One Size.