When do you think we will travel with the bike again?
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Isaakk
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Mate, I was considering moving too haha, but with all these trails they're building in every corner of the state nowadays...
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rockmoose
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Yeah, you got it good down there. Best keep quiet about it though, or you'll be infiltrated by mainlanders.
Word on the street is that even some Canberran public servants are hearing whispers on the wind.............
There is a weight penalty to pay using a bike bag but I love my Evoc Bike Bag Pro, it's so much easi
I have flown a fair bit with my bike mainly to Tassie and NZ. I have the Evoc bike bag pro and my XXL Hightower which typically weighs in around 24kg with just the bike and pedals in the bag, nothing else.
I find the bag so much better for maneuvering around the airport and worth the weight penalty. Also when going through Quarantine in NZ it is so easy to unzip the side to allow easy inspection of the bike.
I always buy a second bag for clothes and all my riding kit including shoes and helmet. I use a Dakine Split Roller 110l which gives me heaps of space for all my kit.
Touch wood I've never had an issue with the bike bag being 1kg over the limit. Maybe having bought the extra bag helps I'm not sure. Being polite and friendly when checking in may also help.
We are flying Bris/Launceston with Virgin end of this month so will let you know how I go!
Minlak
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pink poodle
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My experience with an evoc bag was the opposite. I found the bag cumbersome and annoying. It just kept wanting to fall to one side, either side! I may ave packed it like a noob or weighted it unevenly except it didn't have a bias to which way it fell. I also had to walk about 700m with it from home to the train station and back. This of course wouldn't have been possible with a box. I also wouldn't want to be moving around town to town too much with a box. If it's a one town (such as Rotorua) stop it's easy.
At the airport the box just goes on the trolley thing. They will hold 2 bike boxes no worries.
At the end of the trip I put the bike together (when I just have one) in the terminal and ride out into Sydney on it. Be sure to flatten the box out and either give it to staff at airport of stick it in/on/near a bin as best and inauspiciously as possible. You don't want to accidentally trigger a panic and have them track you down.
At the airport the box just goes on the trolley thing. They will hold 2 bike boxes no worries.
At the end of the trip I put the bike together (when I just have one) in the terminal and ride out into Sydney on it. Be sure to flatten the box out and either give it to staff at airport of stick it in/on/near a bin as best and inauspiciously as possible. You don't want to accidentally trigger a panic and have them track you down.
jrewing
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got lots of trails being built here but not enough maintaining imo.
pink poodle
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I have done this with snow gear so many times! It is actually a bit of a challenge to hold I steady long enough for them to get a weight and not get suspicious.
ozzybmx
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The Evoc bag I usually borrow is about 10 yrs old and relies on the bike to hold it upright. It's floppy and has a tendency to fall over as the saggy bag moves to either side while draped over skinny saddle.
The new one I just bought has 8 plastic inserts which make the bag sit up straight and in the full shape while empty.
pink poodle
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So fucking floppy! I borrowed th bag from a friend who lives about half an hour away...so I picked it up from him and caught the train home with it empty. What a fucking pain that walk home was!!!
sane
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I fly with my bike a bit with an Evoc bag. Recently upgraded to the newer pro model, both weigh in heavier than advertised.
I remove pedals/ tools and store in the hold, not carry on. Strap helmet around chain stays. A little padding around the stanchions and that’s all I get. 12kg bike weighed in at 23.7 last time. No worries that close from either airline as we always get there early and are polite etc etc. From memory it’s $70/75 depending on which airline if you go over and catch someone on the desk having a bad day.
International is easy, chuck everything in, but Q and V suck. Go on, load my big empty bag you idiots.
The biggest pita is getting to and from airports. Why does Au have so many taxis which can’t fit decent sized luggage?
I remove pedals/ tools and store in the hold, not carry on. Strap helmet around chain stays. A little padding around the stanchions and that’s all I get. 12kg bike weighed in at 23.7 last time. No worries that close from either airline as we always get there early and are polite etc etc. From memory it’s $70/75 depending on which airline if you go over and catch someone on the desk having a bad day.
International is easy, chuck everything in, but Q and V suck. Go on, load my big empty bag you idiots.
The biggest pita is getting to and from airports. Why does Au have so many taxis which can’t fit decent sized luggage?
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
When I assembled it, I was like 'well this is a different beast'. It sits up on its own and holds its shape. That older bag would be flopped in a heap.
Yes, mine is the regular travel bag, I looked at the Pro and the extra kilo in weight was a big down side when carrying an enduro bike.
Advertised regular was 8600g, Pro was 9600g, actual weight of my regular was 9100g.
sane
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Yeah the pro has a you beaut alloy frame with a bunch of adapters so you bolt the through axles directly onto it in the base of the bag. That’d be the extra weight.
I bought the new one for wheelbase and tyre fit, and despite using the previous one heaps I still bought SH.
ozzybmx
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Decided to book another bag after speaking to my mate who is also going.
Read online it was $60 for another 23kg checked bag each way, so $120 total.
Called Virgin, asked for another bag which took 20 minutes on the phone to process.
Ended up only $45 return for an addition 23kg checked. I asked twice that it was the cost for the return trip and she confirmed.
She sent through the new itinerary, only got the extra bag from Adl-Mel-Lst
I'll deal with it at check in.
Read online it was $60 for another 23kg checked bag each way, so $120 total.
Called Virgin, asked for another bag which took 20 minutes on the phone to process.
Ended up only $45 return for an addition 23kg checked. I asked twice that it was the cost for the return trip and she confirmed.
She sent through the new itinerary, only got the extra bag from Adl-Mel-Lst
I'll deal with it at check in.
LPG
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I've booked a trip to Canada to visit family and see my grandmother for her 90th while she is still healthy. I've made the most of it with some time travelling with my wife and toddler.
I'm pretty sure I've managed to plan to stay within a short pedal of some awesome trails every day including 3 days in squamish. I won't likely have any full days of riding but I hope to get out early nearly every morning for a few hours then being a slave to my wife and toddlers needs the rest of the day. Should be some awesome riding if it works out. Not sure I'm looking forward to the long flights with a toddler though
I'm pretty sure I've managed to plan to stay within a short pedal of some awesome trails every day including 3 days in squamish. I won't likely have any full days of riding but I hope to get out early nearly every morning for a few hours then being a slave to my wife and toddlers needs the rest of the day. Should be some awesome riding if it works out. Not sure I'm looking forward to the long flights with a toddler though
pink poodle
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LPG
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Interesting, that can't be cheap but probably works for some. I'd never consider it and actually think it will be fun with the little one but it won't be all perfect in sure.