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Borrowing or renting a Bike Box/Hard case for NZ trip
I'm looking to borrow or rent a Bike Box/Hard case for the upcoming NZ/Rotorua trip.
Any recommendations? Should be able to hold & protect a large size 6 inch MTB (Spesh Enduro) with triple clamp fork.
Something like this would be ideal:
Thankyou for any tips. Alternatively I will have to consider renting a decent bike locally in Rotorua.
Cheers, Hans
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I'll probably be getting a padded bike bag for this. The hard cases would protect better, but are heavier and I would imagine finding one to fit an MTB would be harder. CRC have some good looking bags for around $150, review here:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Ultra-Bike-Bag-2008...
Group buy anyone?
I've never done this before, but imagine packing should include removing big/middle rings (not so obvious), rear dérailleur, wheels and bars (obviously).
Guessing it's necessary to reduce pressure in shocks to something nominal like 25PSI, or should one completely deflate them?
about hard case bike cases is that they are very difficult to then get into a vehicle at the other end. Soft cases, like the one Rob has posted are better for this but then obviously don't protect your bike as well.
Rob, I've seen better ones than that but can't for the life of me remember what brand they were. I'll do a search later and see what I can come up with. That one looks like you have to pretty well strip the whole bike. The one I am thinking of leaves alot more on and "appears" to have better padding between the bits you do have to remove.
Thx for input so far - I like the idea of travelling lighter too, but am a bit worried about all the parts shifting around (as I probably have to take off my fork, as triple clamp forks can't be just "laid flat" with the frame due to the rubber stoppers on the upper stanchions hitting the top tube at extreme angles). Maybe I put the fork into the overhead locker as carry-on (2.2 kgs)
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And then there is the case of one of my work mates who took his classic Kuwahara touring bike to a project location in China and it arrived from the air cargo with a bent top tube (CroMoly!). He had it replaced by insurance but it was a long process. What will the velvet gloved baggage handlers do to my carbon frame...
Stack 10 suitcases on top? Maybe bike rental in Rotorua is a good option...
Hans
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Hey Old Fart... it's not very useful saying you've seen better unless you can actually point at what this better is. If you can't backup what you say with references please don't bother at all.
If your soft carbon bits can't handle baggage handers what will it do in a crash?
I'm taking the philosophy that a bike will get much more abuse out on the trail than it could in this bag. Well, so long as they don't crush it. As for parts rattling, just secure with lots of velcro staps and wrap with your other gear (backpack, clothes, etc).
hey hans and rob have you looked at the velogear.com.au website.they have a good selection of bags and cases with a few tips for packing as well. bri.
I have a case, but it would be to small for ur big bike, the FAT just fitted in!!! with some "taking of bits"!!
and a NoBMoB er has already his hands on it!!
http://www.roseversand.de/output/controller.aspx...
Bernd
... that look decent - item numbers:
270392682888
250428269664
Both around $215 delivered. I think I prefer the second one, from Melbourne.
Hard cases are too heavy - you'd be looking at 26kg plus with bike compared with around 18kg for a soft one.
But I am concerned about how the airlines would treat it - perhaps just take photos of the packed bike.
Cheers
Nic
See "The Australian Cyclist" http://www.australiancyclist.com.au/article.aspx...
Update: Please do not copy/paste other content here, best to just link it - Ed.
Guys a friend of mine just took her scott contessa to canada,she got a bag made by a company called "bigfootbags.com.au".i think they may even be on the nthn beaches,manly vale possibly.could be worth a look,as she had no issues with damage and wasnt to weighty
Yeah you're right Rob and try as hard as I can I just can't find the bag I was thinking of. Bikeboy that big foot bag is similar to what I was thinking of http://www.bigfootbags.com.au/Bike/PSMTB.html but that's getting considerably more $ than what rob was looking at on CRC. The one I saw had in built spacers to "lock" where your hubs would be to stop the fork or rear triangle getting squashed. As well as padded wheel bags it also had a badded divider that went between the wheel bags and the frame as well as lots of individual pockets to secure the bits you do have to remove
Sorry mate, just spent about an hour searching and can't see it, if I do find it or can remember what brand it was I'll post it up.
Cheers
The Old Fart
Hans, have seen that case in use and I was pretty impressed, it fitted in a medium 29er OK. It's a little annoying that it doesn't have real handles. You may be OK with a triple clamp fork.
The Qantas bike boxes are very roomy and don't weigh too much.
Is the greound effect Tardis bag the one you are looking for Old Flatulence?
It has all the features you mention in a soft bag. At $139 it appears to be a steal!
http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-detail-TAR...
Nick.
At 1.45Kg it's certainly light, but looking at the details appears to be 'cos it's not padded
BIGFOOT BIKE BOXES FOR RENT http://sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1...
...more useful bike box / airline cargo info over at MTBR...
Love the pics of the carbon Ibis in the wooden crate ...or packaging your MTB into a G4 computer box...
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=425479
Rgds, Hans
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Just get a bike box from an airline. Assemble your bike at Auckland Airport and away you go.
http://www.aucklandairport.co.nz/AirportInformat...
Scott
Am willing to lend my bike box out for a case of beer or a few wines
Its one of those rectangular indestructible one's it weighs a few kilos http://www.mtbr.com/cat/accessories/Extras/trico...
It's a wee bit heavy, but its been on heaps and heaps of trips and has been tested.
Andrew
Hey guys well V and I both have the ground effect Tradis. Yes they are very basic but they work pretty well.
We put all of our bike clothing etc around the frame and pack it as well as possible. Using a foam camping mat is a good idea and cheap as well.
Also when packing your bike make sure the rotors can not hit the frame or be hit. They do tend to bend pretty easily.
In all the travelling V and I have done with bike we have had no magor problems. A broken carbon bottle cage. (my fault the disc rotor was on top of it and bent the rotor aswell). V's carbon roadie received a small scratch when we didnt protect the frame completely, the wheel was rubbing. very much superfcial damage.
Because the baggage is over size and fragile it gets pretty well looked after.