Have any STers out there with fixed seat posts bought the new bike case made for these style bikes from TriAll3? If so, can you let me know your experiences. I currently have a clamshell from the same company that is a few years old and has been tossed around enough by the baggage gorillas that it is time for a new case. One of the wheels on my current clamshell case broke after the first flight and it has been a pain in the a&* hauling around. I am trying to decide between the Trico ironcase and this new offering. I have heard a lot of good things about Trico on this forum. However, it is another clam shell which means I will have to take off the front fork from the frame to fit.
I have the velo safe custom road. Overall I really like the case. It is solid and easy to roll around the airport. I found that I can put quite a few other things in there and still say under the weight limit. Here is a potential downside though. Mine does not fit in a car trunk with the top on the case. I usually need to rent a minivan as a result.
Just make sure that the new case and bike will be be under 50 pounds. Some bike cases are so heavy that you will forever be paying overweight fees.
I have a SCOTT Plasma size medium. It does not fit in my Tri All3 case with the saddle removed. Had to rent a clam shell case from my LBS.
Thanks for the info KL. Is your case the new velo case that is higher than the standard velo case? I have seen ads for this new one that is supposed to fit bikes with fixed seatposts. I also have a Scott Plasma size medium. For my current TriAll3 clamshell, I had to remove the fork. I guess that will be the standard approach going forward then based on your input.