i have a santa cruz v10 with a rox shox dual crown fork. any suggestions on a travel case that i can check on a plane without having to take the whole bike apart?
If by squid, you mean a smart person who enjoys the peace-of-mind/security of their multi-thousand-dollar bike while in the hands of a complete stranger who's throwing it off an airplane cargo deck..............Squids use bike cases.
That looks pretty slick. I am going to look into the overall dimensions of this versus the Dakine. I like the orientation of the wheels. It would make for a narrower wake as you plowed through an airport.
cephalopod would be a great name for a band...If by squid, you mean a smart person who enjoys the peace-of-mind/security of their multi-thousand-dollar bike while in the hands of a complete stranger who's throwing it off an airplane cargo deck..............
Yeah, I guess that makes me a cephalopod.
because the word pod is trendy nowcephalopod would be a great name for a band...
what do you think bikes are shipped in when they sell them complete? its the ol' cardboard box. bikes from $100 all the way up to $15k are shipped in cardboard boxes.If by squid, you mean a smart person who enjoys the peace-of-mind/security of their multi-thousand-dollar bike while in the hands of a complete stranger who's throwing it off an airplane cargo deck..............
Yeah, I guess that makes me a cephalopod.
Not to mention cardboard boxes are prone to pilferage. I'd hate to get to my destination missing a crucial piece of my bike.If by squid, you mean a smart person who enjoys the peace-of-mind/security of their multi-thousand-dollar bike while in the hands of a complete stranger who's throwing it off an airplane cargo deck..............
Yeah, I guess that makes me a cephalopod.
Yea, and if you've ever seen the boxes that bikes at those price ranges are shipped in, there's a big difference in quality and the way the bikes are loaded and packed.what do you think bikes are shipped in when they sell them complete? its the ol' cardboard box. bikes from $100 all the way up to $15k are shipped in cardboard boxes.
the boxes arent any different to what the cheap boxes are...maybe wider and have straps in them like theTrek Madone's do. i used a cheap bike's box and a expensive bike's box and there wasnt any difference besides size.Yea, and if you've ever seen the boxes that bikes at those price ranges are shipped in, there's a big difference in quality and the way the bikes are loaded and packed.
Also, with larger companies like Trek and Specialized - and larger bike shops - the boxes are shipped on a pallet as a unitized load, which will essentially prevent any major damage.
From what I recall, the Madone boxes were a heavier duty doublewall corrugate than the cheap boxes (the cheap ones are standard BC flute, I think the Madone boxes used BB flute. its been a while since I've seen one, but I remember investigating them when I was a mechanic), and the way the bike was packed it was strapped to an insert that acted as an internal fitment.the boxes arent any different to what the cheap boxes are...maybe wider and have straps in them like theTrek Madone's do. i used a cheap bike's box and a expensive bike's box and there wasnt any difference besides size.
This is completely incorrect. A heavier box is harder to throw. I've studied and seen enough distribution environments to know this is a fact, and there are case studies out there that prove it.the handlers will be less likely to bash your box if it is easier to for them to lift; they hate having to hoist boxes that are at the max size and weight limits and tend to be less gentle in those cases.
After seeing the kinds of things I've seen from transit/distro environments, a bike box is definitely throwing weight. Also, because they are heavier, they tend to not get dropped from greater heights, which is a major source of damage (generally the most damaging in a distribution environment, with the exception of resonant frequencies, but that's a rarer kind of damage).yeah but the lightest bike box full o bike isn't "throwing weight" either. heavy boxes (i'm speaking carboard) don't have good handles for the handlers and the times that i've maxed out my box weight the handles have ended up ripped from the handlers having to muscle it around more. since ive adopted the policy of keeping the box as light as possible i've noticed that my box comes out the other side in better shape.