Can anyone recommend a bike bag to protect a carbon frame road bike on the airlines?
I have looked at the Thule Round Trip Transition which seems expensive ( at £400+) and is pretty heavy (I want to keep inside the 20kg weight limit). http://www.thule.com/en/gb/products/luggage-and-bags/bike-bags-and-racks/bike-transport-cases/thule-roundtrip-transition-100502-_-1683469
Also had a look at the Polaris Bike Eva which is cheaper (£250) and lighter but looks to offer less protection.
http://www.polaris-apparel.co.uk/product/eva-bike-pod
I'm also wondering if these will fit my larger mountain bike also (not at the same time!)
Any advice on this would be great.
Cheers
I'd take a look at the Evoc soft bag, it's solid and well thought out, takes road & mountain of all wheel sizes (mate had an XXL Cannondale in his last week) mine has been on 20+ planes this year with zero issues. Bag weighs under 9kg so should hit the 20kg for a road bike easy. I'd also look at accidental damage on the home insurance and delayed/damaged luggage on the travel insurance to cover some hire if things go bad.
[url= http://www.evocsports.com/bike/bike-travel-bags/bike-travel-bag ]Evoc[/url] with the road bike fork adaptor.
Soft bag with solid base and stiffening rods.. might struggle to get a MTB in under 20kg though.
Plus one for Evoc. Again, 20kg is unlikely with a Mtb methinks. Tend to pick flights/airlines that have a 30kg limit for the bike.
Cheers everyone,will take a look at the Evoc. Initially it's for travel with a carbon road bike, so should be able to keep under 20kg.
I do 23kg (limit on Virgin/Air NZ down here) with my Blur LTc, anything porkier and it's not happening.
Evoc