Anyone selling a bike bag?

Ditch the inserts for your trip. At least ditch the front one. But really just ditch them both.
Logic I used for Italy trip was that I wanted to be able to change a flat on trail. Cushcore is great for our local trails when we can ride it out to the car. But in Italy, an unchangeable CushCore flat could have us hiking back up several hundred meters and many miles before the end of a ride. Plus, some of the trails end with 4-5 miles of bikepath to town, which would be unpossible on a flat Cushcore. Get over it and budget for the occasional flat with innertube repair like we did in the olden days.

Edit: Found this how-to for building a DIY corrugated plastic bike box: https://www.endlessmountainsar.com/n...ook-bike-boxes Based on quick googling, the plastic is maybe 0.15 lbs/sq ft. For 2 sheets, that would be about 10lbs. With whatever straps, rivits, buckles, etc are added to make it wour, it'll probably end up being close to a proper bike bag.

If anyone is interested in an Orucase, I might be looking to sell my Large Ninja in the coming months. Used only once or twice.

https://www.orucase.com/products/the...le-travel-case

Whoa, 10.8 lbs? That's sick! How is it to pack?
I can see dropping my fork, but not if there's also a lot of cable stretching and weird positioning origami to wrestle it in just the right way.

10.8 lbs sounds fantastic. But just based on my use of bike bags in the past, a lack of wheels (on the case) is a deal breaker.

I’ll tape a couple marbles to the bottom of a cardboard box for a small additional fee

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10.8 lbs sounds fantastic. But just based on my use of bike bags in the past, a lack of wheels (on the case) is a deal breaker.

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Looks like they sell a wheeled version.
Although it costs a $100 more and brings the weight to 15lbs.

The pics of the dude carrying it like a backpack are funny. That ain’t no enduro bike!!!

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If anyone is interested in an Orucase, I might be looking to sell my Large Ninja in the coming months. Used only once or twice.

https://www.orucase.com/products/the...le-travel-case

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What kind of bike do you fit in there? My friend sent me his Orucase to try and use, but it wasn't even close to fitting my large GG Gnarvana. It seems like the dimensions precluded any modern L or XL "longer" bike from fitting without major compromise.

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What kind of bike do you fit in there? My friend sent me his Orucase to try and use, but it wasn't even close to fitting my large GG Gnarvana. It seems like the dimensions precluded any modern L or XL "longer" bike from fitting without major compromise.

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Doh - my bad, I missed the "enduro" part of the original post. Didn't mean to get anyone's hopes up - sounds like smmokan has the answer.

I'm packing a 58cm road bike. Will take pics and share with the thread, if it seems useful from a sizing perspective, but it sounds like enduros are too big.

Even just dealing with 148/110 hub specs is a challenge when packing bikes.


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GFs bike/bag is at 49lbs but I'm 3 lbs over on mine. Stupid inserts/heavy tires. I already removed the rear shock. Don't know what else I can really take off easily and put in another bag. Taking the cassette off is not really an option. I'm not flying with a billion tools.

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Looks like they sell a wheeled version.
Although it costs a $100 more and brings the weight to 15lbs.

The pics of the dude carrying it like a backpack are funny. That ain’t no enduro bike!!!

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Claimed weight on my Dakine bag is 13 lbs, wheeled and easy to roll. We got our second one on sale from Jenson last spring for $315. They do get a little heavy and can be prone to tipping over due to the low placement of the handle in front. It is challenging to keep it under weight. I can do it if I pack the pedals, coil shock, and rotors separately. Kind of frustrating especially when I had visions of putting my helmet and other shit in there. It is what it is though.

anyone have experience with these boxes? our bags are about cashed out from 6 years of airport baggage 'handlers'.

There's no way I'd buy something without wheels.

Also no way I'd pay $250 for a glorified cardboard box.

Fair, though they have wheels you can attach.
Been using a glorified duffle bag for years without wheels and generally w/o damage - though I spend a lot of time prepping the bikes. Wondering if the handlers treat "boxes" better than duffels. Have looked at some of the more robust bags and the added weight is a bummer when trying to stuff in all the bike packing gear as well.

I’m leaning toward cardboard box if it’ll cut down weight. Sure I’d feel different if I was a roadie, but mtb can take the abuse. I’m tired of the weight anxiety and knowing I might have to start wrenching parts off at checkin.


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Wondering if the handlers treat "boxes" better than duffels.

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Having used cardboard boxes a few times for bike travel I can confirm they do not. Boxes showed up mangled. Fortunately the bike was ok each time.

Bags are a lot easier to maneuver than boxes. Better handles, wheels, etc. I'm sure baggage handler's treatment of them reflects how much of a pain in the ass they are.

If anyone in SLC ever needs to borrow a newer Dakine bike bag, please feel free to DM me, happy to help.

^on that note I have two in Breckenridge if anyone needs to borrow one

Also, paying $260 for a cardboard box, fuck no!