The Evoc is £270, the CRC is £175….

Anyone know what the £100 extra buys you?

Evoc: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/evoc-bike-travel-bag-280l-2014/rp-prod64766

CRC version: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/chain-reaction-cycles-pro-bike-bag/rp-prod114204

Own 2 evocs in the house 20 odd flights for both bags.
CRC looks like a good copy but looks floppy, not as rigid as the Evoc. The Evoc base is solid, the weels look better,
Wheel pockets on the outside are much better for Oz/NZ customs.
Can’t see any of the rigid bars that the evoc has in the CRC bag.

Thanks for the reply – are the rigid bars in the Evoc just a square shape that sits in the base?

The base is solid, there are also rigid(enough) struts that run up the end of the bag.

The low handle is also the best for hauling.

Don’t know anything about the Evoc bag, but have had a CRC pro bag for a few years and it’s still going strong. Would recommend it

Not used an evoc bag, however the CRC bag i used to take my bike to south France by train ended up quite battered with the handle torn. It was nightmare to pull around the train stations as well (constantly falling over)
In fairness I did probably over load the bag a bit by putting my tent & tools in it as well.

Agree, my evoc has done a load of flights now and has been superb. Better than my hard case.

Got EVOC and its ace. All sorts of abuse. Bought it from a shop when I was in Holland and was substantially cheaper than even the mail order boys. Get one! True STW type recommendation!

Had a CRC one for a good few years, always worked, got a bit battered and the handle clip burst. Got a EVOC last year and it’s bloody brilliant. Easier to pack, move about and is more solid.

Got both. The CRC one is fine just pain to pull around because it’s got a small ish wheelbase. Overall I always use the Evoc. It’s brilliant easy to pull and I can pack my unpack my bike in about 10 mins great design fully recommended. I used it some 20 times

How much do these bags weigh please?

No I’m not a weight weenie, just wondered how much they contribute to your flight allowance.

Thanks for the advice all. They both weigh about 8.5 kg according to the websites

Evoc is about 9kg on the rough scale. Par for decent bags.

IIRC the Evoc is actually bigger than the maximum dimensions for a few common airlines. Whether that’s really a problem, I don’t know- doesn’t seem likely that they check.

the evoc looks quite small next to some, especially my Scott behemoth!

Get the rose.de bike bag, twenty quid more than the chain reaction one and I prefer it to our evoc

This one Kilo?

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose-bike-bag/aid:549311