I am planning to tour Europe; riding and travelling by train. Is it possible to carry the bag on your bike? What the best method?
11 months ago
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Sydney
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No, not possible. The base is solid plastic so it doesn't fold down from its base length of 5 feet.
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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No the bottom of the bag is hard plastic and doesnt fold up.
6 months ago
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ballarat
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Yes, the bags can be carried by the shoulder straps. My bike is 17 lbs including the wheels. The bag is huge for me but not heavy and I am about 5ft 4 in but totally manageable. The bags do not stand well on its own and will tumble to one side naturally.
8 months ago
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California USA
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No, very difficult indeed, as the base is rigid due to skid-rails, so length is constant at 136cm. Buy an unpadded bag, this is way overkill for accompanied travel.
11 months ago
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London
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No I would think impossible. The bag does not fold. The bottom has wheels at one end and a stiff bottom right through the length of the base.
11 months ago
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Auckland NZ
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The bag is quite big, and has a stiff bottom.
I would not like to try and carry it on the bike.
I think the answer is No.
11 months ago
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Penzance
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3 years, 6 months ago
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Hong Kong
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Yes, plenty strong enough to resist tears, but being only padded, the baggage handlers can still make mincemeat of the bike inside. Or rip the wheels off the bag.
11 months ago
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London
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Not sure what you mean here, where else would you put it on the plane. Every airport differes and the handlers are the airports differ. If someone wants to break the product or man handle it anyway by pulling it around then yes it may break. I would suggest making the shoulder straps as short as possible and maybe cable tie them to the hand straps so the handlers can pull the bag around too much.
2 years, 4 months ago
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yes, most definitely. i flew with ba and the bag and the bike did nnot have a mark on them. the only thing i would say is wrap your clothes. i'm a bit remiss and have a bit of oil on the things that were near the chain - whoops
2 years, 8 months ago
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New York, NY
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Yew, no worries although I also use some pading on my bike on exposed bits.
2 years, 8 months ago
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Yes it is, I would also advise reading some of the reviews which mention this issue.
3 years, 6 months ago
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hampshire.uk
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The picture shows the bag used with a bike with straight handlebars. Is the bag deep enough to accommodate drops?
1 year, 7 months ago
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Yes, no problem, as the bag is 26cm wide. But you will probably need to swivel the bars under the top tube as well as twist them sideways.
11 months ago
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London
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I used it on my 56cm Cervelo R3 without having to remove the dropped bars.
1 year, 5 months ago
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Canberra
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1 year, 7 months ago
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Yes, I have just used this bag to fly road bike (drop bars) to Spain. Loads of room. Just turn bars 90degrees to parallel with frame or take bars off.
1 year, 7 months ago
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Opinions seem to vary about bike weight
2 years ago
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I weighed mine on accurate scales, at 7.5kg.
11 months ago
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London
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6.6kg according to my scales
1 year, 9 months ago
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Reykjavik
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This bag weighs 7kg.
2 years ago
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My frame is 58cm, I just loosened the handlebars and rotated through 90 degrees. No problems fitting in then.
11 months ago
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It fits my road bike fine without handle bars removed. I imagine TT bars would be a bit of a squeeze, but for normal drops it does the job.
1 year, 6 months ago
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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Not necessarily but you will need to undo the handlebar clamp and slide the bars along to allow the bag to zip up and fit in any regular sized vehicle.
1 year, 7 months ago
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Gosport
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Fits my 62" with handlebars turned. Also fits with my seat still attached. Large bag.
1 year, 9 months ago
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the wheels are stowed in their seperate pockets therefore the bars can be turned thro' 90 degrees for packing
1 year, 9 months ago
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With the front wheel off and the cross bar padded the bars of my track bike are turned and taped to it.
1 year, 11 months ago
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hi. definitely not. the bag will easily take your bars. if you have drop bars, loosen them on both fixings and spin them round and turn them under the crossbar.
2 years ago
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Bristol
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guess it depends what type of bike
but my road bike fits with handlebars and rear wheel.
2 years ago
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Fragnes
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It will fit very easily, if you turn the handlebars sideways.
2 years, 2 months ago
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London
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I removed the bars on my bike but they are really wide MTB bars.
2 years, 4 months ago
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You may need to remove the bars, pad them and attach them to the frame with tape or ties to fit them in the bag. Generally MTB's are fine but the reach and drop on road bars mean they are harder to fit in the bag. Some bikes you can get away with just rotating the bars downwards so they hook under the frame, you will still need to pad the frame and bars to prevent damage.
2 years, 7 months ago
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Hampshire
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We are touring and need a bag to fold as small as possible when not in use, what are the dimensions of this bag when folded please?
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Because of the solid base and wheels the bag does not fold very small. Width would be the same as manufacturers sizing but height prob 10 inches
7 months ago
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Mold
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About 36 litres volume, if well stuffed into a compression bag, and if the centre skid-rail on the base is removed to fold it in half (otherwise it is 136cm long!).
11 months ago
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London
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The main problem is the stiffening rails on the bottom, which prevent the length from being reduced beyond the 136cm. I drilled out the centre skid rail, so could fold it in half, but it then becomes a bit more floppy when towing. Still, the minimum size is really quite big (even with a compression bag), impractical for taking anywhere on the bike to deposit for return trip for example, and does not fit normal left-luggage lockers. The smallest volume we got it down to is 36 litres! So a dedicated pannier for that alone, which no doubt you will agree is unacceptable.
11 months ago
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London
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definately not! i am also touring but have arranged to leave bag at destination. Try C-2-C plastic bike bag which will fold into panier but not so protective of bike on flight.
1 year, 9 months ago
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not folding lengthwise.. only from the top down
2 years ago
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Adelaide, South AUS
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You should be able to fold it in half, so the zip end to the wheel end thereby Halving the height but you will not be able to change the length.
2 years, 4 months ago
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This is NOT a small bag when folded. It only folds in half once (horizontally along the grey bar in the pic) and the base is thick and cannot be folded.
Rough size when folded is: 134x45x21cm
2 years, 6 months ago
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The bag basically just folds down in half as the base is stiff. You get a measurement of 134x50x21cm when folded.
2 years, 7 months ago
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Hampshire
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I have a Specialized Allez Comp 61cm frame which I am hoping to take to France to do the etape but need a bike bag to stick the bike into and hopefully have enough weight allowance left to put cycling clothes and bits and bobs into as well. Will this one be a) big enough and b) suitable for checking into the hold of a plane (looking at other questions asked the general consencus seems to be yes, but I'd like to know if anyone has had a bad experience with checking the bag in).
Thanks for reading!
1 year ago
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London
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Yes it will. I have an Alley Sport 61cm. I took it to South Africa with ease. For protection I would recommend lowering the seat post.
2 months, 1 week ago
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London, UK
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I managed to get a 20" mtb in no problems at all and got loads of gear in as well. The bag itself weighs roughly 5kg so as long as the rest is under 25kg you should be ok but that depends on the allowance you get with the airline. Yours is a 24in frame so you might struggle a bit. I nearly had to take my deraileur off as well.
4 months, 1 week ago
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Manchester
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Bag is easily big enough, 136cm long and your road bike is doubtless only about 100cm with wheels off. Unfortunately the length cannot be reduced, due to stiffening by skid-rails on the bottom. Plenty of space for at least 2 panniers inside as well. OK for plane travel, but oversize (120cm max) for TGV train or Eurostar.
11 months ago
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London
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I used this bag to take my bike 58cm frame via British Airways to Singapore. There were no problems checking in and there was plenty of space for it and clothing etc. The bike and everything else arrived safely.
11 months ago
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I've used this bike for trips overseas and I was able to fit a 56cm frame in with rear wheel still in the frame and front wheel in a wheel bag. There was still plenty of space in the bag. I also put in cycling kit/shoes and tools in the bag so I didn't have to take an additional case with me. The bike arrived safe and sound after travelling in the hold of the aircraft both ways. I think you should find enough space for a 61cm frame and with the bike suitably protected (I use pipe lagging) should be good for your Etape trip.
1 year ago
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3 years, 7 months ago
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about 10 Kgs weighed on bathroom scale, so not 100% accurate.
2 years, 4 months ago
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maybe 10kg? i was able to manage it perfectly easily myself with the bike and a whole lot of other stuff in there. it was a godsend from a packing perspective
2 years, 8 months ago
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New York, NY
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3 years, 7 months ago
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hampshire.uk
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3 years, 5 months ago
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south africa/england
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I tried it out, and no luck, although with wheels in separate carry-cases, it might be done but very heavy.
11 months ago
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London
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With front wheels off and placed in wheel pockets , bars turned and bikes back to back , i would say yes.
1 year, 11 months ago
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Yes i use it for both my road bike and my dual sus bike both XL frame sizes
2 years, 2 months ago
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Sydney
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It will be a tight fit bru and you are going to be really close if not over the weight limit of 32 kgs. Depending of what airline you are flying on though and if you are going back to SA. We fly to Spain and the UK airports authority was very strict on the weight limits. Health and saftey BS.
2 years, 4 months ago
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No. I was thinking the same thing.
You could probably 2 frames in.. but room for wheels would be the problem.
2 years, 7 months ago
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Canberra
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Yes, almost 100% sure. Not sure how portable it would be though as thats some weight.
2 years, 8 months ago
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In my opinion i would say yes. But you would have to protect them against each other as damage could occour whilst transporting them.
3 years, 5 months ago
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East Sussex
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2 months, 1 week ago
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London, UK
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You don't have to,but it will damage the inside of the bag and the bag will be bulkier.
4 months, 1 week ago
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Auckland NZ
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No but it is very advisable to remove the pedals anyway.
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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No, we didn't need to.
7 months ago
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7 months ago
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Mold
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No need if they are the small lollipop Speedplay types or similar. For larger pedals, extra assurance, or if you will place the bag on top of something else, remove the pedals.
8 months ago
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California USA
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The pedals can be left on but it's best to remove them so as not to get damaged whilst the bag lies on its side.
8 months ago
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