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matoduri
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by matoduri on Sat Jul 27, 2024 8:09 pm
ElJayEm wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:01 pm
kofsw4 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:30 pm
Got to say that's pretty disappointing on the weight!
Mine was due Friday but never showed up, hopefully tomorrow...
I agree, disappointed in the weight of this box. I just received mine and the weight is roughly 17.5kg box + protection.
Have you had a chance to use BBA before? I'm currently debating those two and I like both, there's just so much info and reviews about BBA that it makes me lean more towards that option.
I just wish I had time to wait for black friday, I'm a bit disappointed that their shipping from UK to Ireland costs 110 GBP in 2024...hell, I ordered a saxophone from Japan recently and that has to be handled waaaay more carefully than an empty box, and the shipping was not even 30 euros.
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Greeners
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by Greeners on Wed Jul 31, 2024 12:30 pm
matoduri wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:32 pm
Greeners wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 2:06 pm
Anyone expecting to pack a bike box for travel in 10mins either does not care for their bike or is a bit naive.
The more effort taken to protect the vulnerable parts of a bike, the safer it will be.
Chain Off
Pedals Off
Rear mech Off
Saddle/post Off
Individual frame tubes covered in pipe lagging material. Removed parts padded or kept inside adequate containers.
Chainset & chainring teeth protected from scratching & contact if box dropped etc. Rear dropouts/stays protected against being squashed/snapped.
Think of how you would feel if you unpacked your box to find, bent chainring teeth, a snapped frame or scatches from inside the box like a chain rattling against a painted frame or components contacting each other. Only you can safeguard this at the packing stage.
It takes me about 45mins to pack away my bike for a flight, this was longer when I was new to cycle travel, without practice. I always pack my box with cycle clothing & nutrition etc to pack out the redundant space with soft, sympathetic items.
I have witnessed so terribly packed bike cases which make me shudder to think what state it would all arrive in at the other end. Tools, pedals & such literally dropped in through a gap, last minute.
What case do you use?
I want to say Ultimate Hardware? (sure it's UH)
It's a clamshell style fibrous copy of a bike box Alan I think. It's not the greatest but I've been away with it about 8/9times now & it does the job.
I've slowly learnt the best method to pack it, what goes in where & how best to protect my bike. I remove the bars from the stem, take the RD off from the hanger & protect it/attach to frame with zip ties. Protect chainring teeth, support the dropout/stays from being crushed, remove seatpost, protect STI levers & so on. Cutting corners with the packing could result in tears at the other end.
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kofsw4
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by kofsw4 on Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:40 pm
ElJayEm wrote:kofsw4 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:30 pm
Got to say that's pretty disappointing on the weight!
Mine was due Friday but never showed up, hopefully tomorrow...
I agree, disappointed in the weight of this box. I just received mine and the weight is roughly 17.5kg box + protection.
Mine is 19.9kg with the frame rug and wheel covers. A lot more than the 15.5kg they advertise it at!
Not a huge problem with my 6.8kg road bike but it was a struggle to get my gravel bike plus a few tools and bits and pieces under the max 32 allowed by most airlines.
