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lisarmarshall

11-19-08, 10:54 AM

Does anyone have suggestions on a good bike transport case? A friend of mine is asking for one for Christmas, and she asked me to post for her here.

She is willing to spend a decent amount of money to get something good. Any personal experiences you can relate would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Lisa

hornytoad

11-19-08, 11:05 AM

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/default.asp?pg=fullstory&id=2345

your friend will need a pedal wrench to remove/attach pedals (and she/he may want a torque wrench if she/he has carbon fiber handlebars)

excelsports.com and many other retail url-sites sell this case

Cygnus67

11-21-08, 05:06 PM

My only suggestion is if she plans on using it for airline travel. Get one that allows the bike to be broken down as much as possible. I made the mistake of getting one that only required removal of the front wheel and turning the handle bar. While it was convienient, it made the case quite sizable - oversized and requiring "special handling" in the eyes of the airline. The bike and case (62 lbs total) cost me an addtional $217 EACH WAY from Philly to San Diego and back. Totally my fault. Had I actually read some of the finer print on the USAir website before hand (and it is there), I might have given the whole idea a second though.

stevesurf

11-21-08, 05:18 PM

I had gotten an excellent recommendation from Botto and others here for the Trico Iron Case, which has about 25K air miles on it - excellent case!!!

http://www.tricosports.com/ironcase.html

http://www.tricosports.com/images/ironcase.jpg

kleng

11-22-08, 07:21 AM

I've got 2 of Serfas Bike armor cases, great protection but much too bulky and unwieldy.
I am going to order the pika packworks soft bike case as its much more compact.

http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s1-6-3-16835-1,00.html