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Raleigh Twenty carrier bag -- for commuting via train

Old 12-23-12, 04:26 PM
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Raleigh Twenty carrier bag -- for commuting via train

Hey All,
In my effort to try train commuting with my 1970 R20, I ordered this bag from Amazon:
Everest 40" Large Cargo Duffel Bag 4020
https://www.amazon.com/Everest-Large-...ref=pd_sbs_a_1

Last night, I folded the bike, and took the handlebars out, used velcro straps to tie the bike together, and then was able to slide the bike into the bag fairly easily. Carrying the bike in a bag seems so much easier than carrying the odd shape when it's folded.
I also think having the bike tied together (with velcro strap) makes it much easier to carry, transport, and handle when not in the bag.

As we owners know, the R20 does not have a compact fold, but this bag should allow for easier car transport, and hopefully allow me on the trains even during rush hour.
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i'm a big fan of the r20, but i think it far too cumbersome, big, and heavy to use as a multi-modal commuting bike. please prove me wrong, then post pics.
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Is that at Brommie??? Jealous. I've not yet got the funds (dreaming). That's why I'm trying to make this relatively inexpensive option work. Sure helps that this bike is such a joy to ride, look at, and own. I too am a big fan.
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Trailz, Have you successfully gotten your R20 on a train yet?

I was thinking about getting some sort of duffle bag for my R20 so that I could take it on an airliner as checked luggage. To help protect it I would probably line it with some cardboard. Also want to keep it under that 62" oversize limit, which I imagine would be harder to measure with a bag.

I like your bag. But I was wondering if anyone has ever tried using a military style sea bag. Those have the benefit of shoulder straps and can generally carry a lot.
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I use the strap to keep my Twenty together for transport. Haven't bothered to bag it yet, and don't do bus/train trips with it either.

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Waahonc,

Have you brought it on a plane or or you just talking about car transport?
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Waahonc,

Have you brought it on a plane or or you just talking about car transport?
Car/truck/train transport only, so far. I don't think I would want to try a plane with it. I saw a picture over in the Folder Forums where some guy got a Brompton in the overhead bin on a SouthWest flight. Dunno how he managed that!

Currently 98% of my travel is by car, the other by plane or train. I have to clean out my car trunk...again and get some more space in there for my Twenty. I have been traveling with a Dahon Classic III recently. But the Twenty is a much better bike.


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Originally Posted by trailz
Hey All,
In my effort to try train commuting with my 1970 R20, I ordered this bag from Amazon:
Everest 40" Large Cargo Duffel Bag 4020
https://www.amazon.com/Everest-Large-...ref=pd_sbs_a_1

Last night, I folded the bike, and took the handlebars out, used velcro straps to tie the bike together, and then was able to slide the bike into the bag fairly easily. Carrying the bike in a bag seems so much easier than carrying the odd shape when it's folded.
I also think having the bike tied together (with velcro strap) makes it much easier to carry, transport, and handle when not in the bag.

As we owners know, the R20 does not have a compact fold, but this bag should allow for easier car transport, and hopefully allow me on the trains even during rush hour.

You're both a stronger and tougher man than me. I find my twenty too heavy to carry in a folded state.
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Anybody tried this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXzkXICuE7g
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Not those bike shop purchased bags at those extremely high prices (the Dahon Carryon Cover priced at a hundred dollars is my whole annual budget for all of my bicycle bags I sew over a given particular year!). I always make my own for my Brompton as well as my Raleigh Twenty. The photo on the far left is my Brompton covered completely by my Metallic Butterfly slipcover and the one on the right is my Raleigh Twenty poking out of it's own denim bag.
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