Bike Box required for aircraft travel

sergen

I'm heading over to France in a few months with my carbon road bike and need a sturdy bike suitcase that can withstand the punishment of careless airport baggage handlers. My requirements are;

- Must be extremely sturdy and hard
- able to fit frame, wheels and everything else INSIDE the shell
- must take into account my dreadful knowledge of bicycle assembly!

I'm dreadful when it comes to bike mechanics. Basically I can remove wheels, unscrew pedals, unscrew the bolts on the stem to make the handlebars fit inside - and that's about it! I wouldn't have a clue touching the rear derailleurs or the brakes. It's quite pathetic as I use my LBS to do almost everthing for me. So I really need a case that is big enough for me to do the bare minimum in terms of dis-assembling the bike.

Thanks

Frank the tank

Does your LBS not hire any bike boxes out?

sherer

you didn't say your budget but I bought one of these

http://www.bikeboxalan.co.uk/

It is expensive but no damage to the bike and not as difficult to put the bike in as you think. I'm not that technical either but I managed to get mine in so if I can do it anyone can

sampras38

sergen wrote:

I'm heading over to France in a few months with my carbon road bike and need a sturdy bike suitcase that can withstand the punishment of careless airport baggage handlers. My requirements are;

- Must be extremely sturdy and hard
- able to fit frame, wheels and everything else INSIDE the shell
- must take into account my dreadful knowledge of bicycle assembly!

I'm dreadful when it comes to bike mechanics. Basically I can remove wheels, unscrew pedals, unscrew the bolts on the stem to make the handlebars fit inside - and that's about it! I wouldn't have a clue touching the rear derailleurs or the brakes. It's quite pathetic as I use my LBS to do almost everthing for me. So I really need a case that is big enough for me to do the bare minimum in terms of dis-assembling the bike.

Thanks

I've just come back from a trip to the Alps last week and I used one of the hard dHB boxes from Wiggle to transport my carbon. Everything went fine and no damage.

I paid £151 for mine.

mrushton

The Bike BoxAlan and the SciCon allows for the least disassembly of the bike altho' if you have integrated s/post you may need to remove the fork