So, I have a new 2018 Cotic Rocket in that lovely mercury – a present to myself for my 30th. I’m rather attached to it, more so than any other bike I’ve had.

Anyhow – I’d like to hit the Alps later this summer – so what should I transport it in by air? With a wheel base at 1260mm are any bike bags big enough so that I can transport it without depressing the forks? I didn’t think about this shit when I started putting this build into action and stupidly went full coil on it. I don’t feel like undoing the top cap off the forks and potentially threading my forks, everytime I take it somewhere.

Also, will it actually fit in a hard bike box if I remove the forks?

Not much help but: my alpine 6 is similarly long and needs me to take the forks off to get it into a CRC / Brand-X bag.

I was going to suggest a bag from Douchebags after hearing them mentioned the other day.

Then saw they cost about 500 and up.

Just remove the shock and fold the back end up to make the bike shorter.

I can fit my large Geometron into an Evoc bag like this. 1328mm wheelbase.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/23Ut2dN]2018-01-31_05-24-29[/url] by multispeedstu, on Flickr

Get Alex to ride it, seems to shorten them 😂😂

Longest Geometron in an Evoc Pro bike bag, I just let air out of the forks

Stu – I’d worry my derailleur hanger was at risk doing it your way above, do you remove it?

No I leave it on.

Seems very well protected once the wheels are in the side pockets.

Ah yeah, the wheels would cover it, of course.