Road Runner Avenue Series 5-Piece Drum Bag Set Standard - 12x11, 13x12, 16x16, 14x6.5, 22x18 in. Black

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Great for 5 yrs, then disentegrated :(

I moved away from hard cases b/c my gig routine allows for soft cases, and the lighter the better. I loved these Road Runner cases and was really happy with the purchase; well, for the first 5 years. Then, I started to notice the interior lining coming apart. It was a thin black fabric. At first, it looked like a rip. I did not abuse the cases, so this seemed odd, but not a big deal. Then I started to notice black powder on some of the shells. Within a few months, every case was shedding all over my drums. The lining was literally disentegrating into a sticky black powder. It was like in the Marvel movies when everyone turns to powder. Did Thanos make these cases?? I started wiping down the shells and planning to replace the cases. But I waited too long and every drum was soon a disgusting mess. I had to break down the entire kit and spend hours cleaning shells, rims, lugs. I replaced every head. Cleaning this powder off was not easy, either. I had to put some elbow grease into cleaning it off the shells, especially. What the heck?? Hopefully, Road Runner has fixed this issue.