Bicycle bag

[PIGEON]

With the vacation season finally here I'm looking for an enormous bag to transport a complete bike. Preferably the frame with the wheels taken off in the middle and the wheels on either side.
Does such a thing exist? Or should I buy some fabric and put my mother to work? Anyone had their wife/mother/grandmother (or male relative to keep things PC ) make anything like it for them?

 

[Kestonian]

CRC, Wiggle, Evans all sell them

 

[Kestonian]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/c/cycle/7/Bike_ ... oft_Cases/

 

[tintin40]

think i should buy a bag for the next home move. My Trimble got a nasty scratch from the last move :cry:

 

[PIGEON]

Thanks for the link but those prices :shock: Those bags cost more than the bike I want to use them for. Doesn't make a lot of sense :shock:

Sorry to hear about the Trimble, I don't think I'll be moving to a place that's too far to personally ride my bikes to any time soon though

 

[dyna-ti]

Check ebay
one of the evans bags and wheel cases went for its opening 20 quid bid 2 days ago

 

[PIGEON]

Haha I've been thinking about it for more than 2 days, should have posted this earlier!! Always the same story :cry:

Let's see, I know this place that sells cheap faux leather in awful colours. Just need to measure how much I'd need, shouldn't be much more than 20 quid...

 

[dyna-ti]

I think the best and cheapest option is the good old bog-standard cardboard bike box[available at you're LBS]
If you consider that they use them to ship bikes worldwide then theyre possible the best way,or large companies would have found another method :?
I understand you need it to be reusable,but if you can find a spot to store it then no reason you cant.I took a bike the Amsterdam this way,the hotel stored the box in the basement till i was checking out

Great to have your own bike away with you on holiday


PS
Got a sewing machine?

 

[PIGEON]

Hmm I mainly want a bag that will take a complete bike because it would let me take my bike with me for free when I travel by train. Which I'll be doing a lot since my girlfriend lives an hour and a half by train away.. I always borrow her bike if I need to go somewhere when I'm staying at her place, but it would be nice to have my own bike at hand, seeing as she lives in a much smaller city surrounded by beautiful nature and rural areas, perfectly suited for nice rides around the countryside.
A box probably wouldn't do the trick I'm afraid.. Although it's probably the best option for one time transport!
I don't own a sewing machine myself, that's why I was thinking maybe my mother would be able to help me lol. She does have one and she knows how to use it!

 

[legrandefromage]

you can have my LOOK bag