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Best Bike Bag for 29'ers??? - Help Please - What to Buy?
I want to buy a bag, but know that many bags dont fit the 29er wheels too well. Any suggestions?
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I use this all the time for traveling.
http://www.evocsports.com/de/bike/bike-travel-ba...
Great protection and folds away nicely for storage. Very nice design.
I can pack a bike in 15 mins with this bag.
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Don't think anything else compares to be honest
Evoc... ouch!
$459 here: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/au/en/evoc-bi...
$404 here: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/evoc-bike-travel-bag-280...
FWIW, there are a zillion cheaper options. We carried bikes all over Europe last year in something similar to this $150 bag...
http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/T7BCCN9BB/ti...
You are right to question 29er use though, because the text on that reads,
Not sure if you like the idea of removing tires to travel - I'm sure they go some way to protect the rim, but... if it saves you 100s of bucks...?
Another case of you probably get what you pay for. That Evoc does look the shizzle!
I was going to get a hard case recently but decided on the Evoc for weight saving. As Dicko says it is extremely well designed making it a very quick pack & unpack job. The 29er wheels just fit with tyres inflated. Let air out & they fit easy.
Having said that, I had a very expensive rim smashed last trip.
Edit: I bought mine online at The Bikeshed Mortdale and I recall price was about same as Chain Reaction or maybe cheaper.
Wiggle currently has a promo for 20% off if you pay with paypal I think it's 'Paypal20'
Hope that helps?
@goatcamp... nice find! Here's the Ts&Cs: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/vouchers
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...very timely info thanks guys.
+1 for the EVOC
Here is mine. No need to remove the tyres and I did end up unbolting the rear derailleur to be safe.
German Evoc Website lists as 280l abd 8.6kg (135 x 80 x 38 cm) http://www.evocsports.com/de/bike/bike-travel-ba...
USA Evoc Wevsite lists as 270l and 7.4kg (130 cm x 80 cm x 39 cm) http://www.evocusa.com/products/evoc-bike-travel...
Is the German one a 2012 and the USA 2013 or something like that?
The one on Wiggle is the 8.6kg.
When I was buying mine nothing was consistent across all the sites. It makes it worse as CRC etc just update the product page instead of creating a new one so you would get them saying 2013 model but there were reviews from 2010 etc.
I'll weigh mine and let you know. Also, the latest model the big EV on the side of the bag is an outline where the older models is a solid colour. That was the official response I got when trying to identify a noticeable difference.
Whoa how did you find out about that - very good to know.
Any ideas how long it will be valid for?
If you follow...
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/vouchers
... it says, "Offer valid: from 15/08/2013 15:00 BST, expiring on 18/09/2013 15:00 BST"
@Chitts, mine is about 9.3kg with all the supports etc
When traveling to NZ this year we just organised Bike Boxs from the Local Bike Shop.
1. They are Free (If your friendly to you Bike shop Owner)
2. They weigh alot less that a Bike bag with the frames in them.
3. you can leave the Rear Wheel on the bike thuse protecting the gears.
Just get some of the original padding the bike came in from the Bike shop.
All sorted....
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/9723156836_48...
I second the bike box, it just works. I've just found out today I'm off to Canada on Sunday so will be scrounging in the bike addiction dumpster for a box on Saturday, sweet sweet trails here I come
... have just managed to pack my XL Niner Jet 9 into an EVOC bag. In addition to the dismantling instructions, I had to loosen off the rear derailler, remove the seat and seat post and reverse the stem to get it to fit. Wheels were pretty tight with a new tyre on one, but 80% deflated they fit.
Now to see how it travels..... and then there's the putting it all back together...
Have now lugged the EVOC and Niner to NZ and back. No excess baggage (Emirates out and Qantas in, but needed a QFF Silver member travel partner to cover it). Stored helmet, shoes, Camelbak and some cleaning gear and lubes in the bag, along with walking sticks - the fancy telescoping alpine ones, not the old people's ones
The bag weighed 28 kg all up. Bike is about 13.5kg. Will probably add the track pump next time as re-inflating the tyres was a PITA.
Bent rear disc the only transit issue - on the outbound leg.
Stayed at the Novotel at Rotorua and they were OK with the bike and bag being stored in the porters room, but had to build and dismantle the bike outdoors, which was a bit windy and chilly. No problem to ride from there up Fenton and onto the mtb / walking track through the gorge that links to the main mtb parking area.
FWIW I always remove my rotors and store between two bits of hard cardboard inside the bag.
Given the wheels on the eoc bag are store on the outside of the bag, there is just too much risk in bending the rotors.
For the extra 10mins to put back on i think its worth it.
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you're probably right, although all the packing and unpacking already seemed like a lot of work for what turned out to be one ride at Rotorua! Bloody weather....
I have never taken the disks off. These days I even leave the pedals on.
Lach, which way did you have the disk, inside or outside?
pretty sure it was as per EVOC instructions - disc on the outside, where it is protected by the two plastic rods that you get to insert into the bag lining. I think the problem may be that the rear wheel, with the 10 speed cassette on the other side doesn't sit quite as snugly as the front does. Or else it's just where the bag landed when it was "placed" on a trolley by the baggage handlers....
Agree it's probably not necessary to remove the pedals given the structure of the bag. However, rear der seems a bit vulnerable (I loosened it right of at the hanger so it had some give in at least one direction. Also had to loosen the stem off and reverse it. No great drama, but just ads a bit to the rebuild process.