It works. The wheels are just black roller blade wheels to begin with. You will see people with different colored wheels all the time that just replaced their wheels with roller blade wheels off amazon. My original set lasted about 6 years through sand, snow and salt before the bearings started squealing, then eventually all fell out or seized up despite greasing them. So I threw in new generic wheels I got online. Then the entire bag fell apart beyond repair about 2 years later. Broken frame, destroyed/missing zippers, etc.. I am now on my second Luggage works Lightweight frame edition with less commuting and it's still in good shape. I hate the bag due to the lack of interior space with the frame and the way it's designed but its still better than the other options.. and the only bag with a durable solid handle. I have seen countless wobbly or broken Travelpro and other off brand handles causing people grief.

I think crew outfitters sells replacement wheels too.