Bike Box Options

irishbri

Got a couple of triathlon training holidays this year and will do next year so I am looking to buy a hard shell bike box for transport rather than hiring them and have seen a few options and would appreciate if anyone has used any of them. (Looking at £250 budget unless I get an insanely good deal for one of the top spec Bike Box Alan or Polaris etc.)

Rose Travel Box- £200 inc postage
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose ... tAod_XcAUA

SDJ Hard Case- £200 free postage (looks very similar to an unbranded Shokbox)
http://www.sdjsports.co.uk/hardcase.html

B&W Bike Box- £190 free postage
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/b-w-bike-box/

Thanks for you help guys and girls!

gethinceri

I bought a B&W box from Rose. Perfectly adequate, not the lightest.

proto

I've got a B+W/Rose bike box. Used it seven times in total, and whilst is still serviceable, it is showing signs of wear. The wheels are too small, and the bottom of the case drags on uneven ground, resulting in the pop rivets that hold the hinges and case together being worn away. I've replaced a couple of rivets but it will need more replacing soon.
It has also got a very small crack in the case itself. Very minor, but will get worse.

I've now bought a Bike Box Alan from a mate. Not used it yet but appears to be very sturdy indeed.

Wiggle are currently selling what is supposed to be the Rolls Royce of bike boxes at a great price
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/scicon-aerotech ... bike-case/

And the Polaris looks pretty goo too:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/pola ... lsrc=aw.ds

il_principe

I've just bought a ShokBox. Looked at one at the Bike Show. Very similar to BBA but use 2 anticrush poles.

They honoured this 15% off code as well

http://www.shokbox.co.uk

http://forums.roadcyclinguk.com/showthread.php/129722-Shok-Box-bike-box

£315 delivered.

reme-luke

+1 for shokbox great value

desertman01

I have just taken delivery of the Shokbox and am very happy with it - having said that the SDJSports one mentioned above looks identical and at 200 Pounds down from 400 is a steal.

mallorcajeff

I have bike box alan and wouldn't change it for anything else. Not had anything else either though.