I bought this box, and just packed it for the first time, here's what I see so far!
The "bad" - It is big; Quite a bit bigger than the standard BikeBoxAlan case as seen below; That thing will no fit in a sedan as far as I can tell; Need a small SUV or minivan;
A bit worried with the airport shuttle, but it does fit inside the 115" linear limit that Delta Airline has (but not by much!)
- It is not light; I did not weight, but their site says 28 lbs I think; With some airlines like Delta now removing "bike fees" and treating bike cases as regular luggage allowance, acceptable weight is 50ish lbs instead of 70; In my case, just the bike and a few rags went to 55 lbs; So I took the pedals, rear derailleur, the rags and the skewers in my regular luggage; Bike case is now ~51 lbs.
The GOOD! Compared to the standard case, the "anti-crush pole" is now a 2 piece item, you do not have to worry TSA will align the one-piece post correctly between the spokes during inspection. (Bad: not disc friendly... BBA says you do not necessarily need the post in case you travel w a disc, just add more padding)
That's a game changer for packing/unpacking my Medium Speed Concept; I have the low far stem, and "normal" extensions (no Mantis or extra long setup) and all I have to do is:
- remove wheels
- remove pedals
- remove rear derailleur (to be on safe side)
- remove the "speed fin" (the aero rear brake cover under the BB... could fit with it, but too tight for my taste).
I did not have to touch the cockpit (huge relief!) or even the seatpost!
Here's the bike and how it fit in the box.
I guess you could strap as is, but I like to be on the safe side, especially since that frame was custom painted last winter, so I put a bit of padding and protection after that picture, including some foam at the bottom to protect the big chain ring..
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T. Guertin / Spocket