Reccommend me a bike bag

nax-ian

Need a bike bag for air travel. What have you used without any damages occuring?
I need peace of mind that the carbon baby is gonna be ok!

Cheers
Ian

Anonymous

I use one of these -

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDeta ... uctID=3795

I put the frame in a bike box (cut down a bit) with some bubble wrap (just go to your LBS, they'll be deperate to get rid of their packaging) and then in the bag.

No issues at all.

Pulling the bag can be a bit of a pain is it is prone to tipping over but for the price and protection I happily put up with it.

ketsbaia

I got the Chain Reaction one for around £70. You get two free wheel bags included and a tool roll thrown in as well. I'd do what Nap D said about the box if you're flying, though.

nickwill

I've got the same type of bag, mine is labelled Neil Pryde. I use the same system as Nap cardboard bike box and bubble wrap but I also use pipe lagging round the tubes.
I also know of a couple of people who use the Polaris Bike Pod and have had no problems. If I were starting again, I would be tempted to go that way as the whole thing is lighter and more manouvreable.

nax-ian

Thanks guys, I did take note of that one on CRC earlier.
How about getting the whole thing in the back of a car ?
Looks HUGE!

nickwill

I can get mine into the back of a Suzuki Swift with the back seat folded down!

ketsbaia

The CRC one is smaller than most others, which are IMO ruddy huge.

It'll definitely go in the back of a Renault Clio with the seats folded down.

ilm_zero7

Nax-ian
I would'nt trust a bag with protecting my piece of carbon on a flight - has to be a box with wheels!

nickwill

I pack my Neil pryde bag so full of bubble wrap etc, that I would be happy to throw it from the top of the stairs. A bit of give in the bag in my opinion is a good thing, because it will absorb knocks. A hard case is also more likely to end up at the bottom of a pile of luggage, because it appears bombproof. Multiple trips abroad via, Monarch, Easyjet and Ryanair have always been trouble free.

Rushie

+1 for soft bag, cut-down bike box inside, pipe-lagging on tubes. Also, bubble-wrap on components (rear mech, chainrings etc). Make sure you get a bag/box with wheels though - mine doesn't and is a right royal PITA as a result.