2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted September 18, 2018 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 At last Committee meeting it was proposed that Club should purchase bike boxes for benefit of members. Will be hired out for a modest Sum ( just enough for u to look after box). Need suggestions on what box to buy as saw many boxes at marmotte and not sure what best. Suggestions welcome Marc, robster82, chung and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted September 18, 2018 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Hey Charlie, great idea these are fantastic(better than a cardboard box)and half price only £249 Link here charlie p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions DavidC Posted September 18, 2018 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Myself and James had the Alan bike box, I was really happy with it. The last box I had was a real struggle getting a 58cm frame in, but this box had no issues. it is actually cheaper buying through sigma sports than buying direct. https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Bike-Box-Alan/Bike-Transport-Case-Black/LMG?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=base&co=GBR&cu=GBP&glCountry=GB&id=28024&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzLf6v4fF3QIVgbTtCh10twx3EAQYASABEgJWtvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds James and charlie p 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions AlanT Posted September 18, 2018 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Sounds like a damn good choice to me. What? charlie p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted September 19, 2018 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Good idea! As you say Charlie there are a lot of different boxes to choose from. My own opinion is based on looking around this year considering buying one myself. The BikeBox Alan seems to be a good choice. It is big, robust and seems to last. It is quite heavy but not excessively so. It is quite expensive though. The PBK is similar to the BBA but a lot cheaper and perhaps a bit flimsier (probably fine though). The Polaris, which I hired, is very good as well. It is smaller than the others but fine. It seems very robust with good locks and hinges. Has a detachable pull strap, which I found useful. https://www.polaris-bikewear.co.uk/Bike-Pod-Pro-Bike-Case-p/pol01-4859-p.htm These also look quite good: a different style to the others but less than half the price of the BBA. They look like the one that Canyon sell (Ian McG had one). https://www.probikekit.co.uk/cycling-accessories-nc/b-w-bike-box/11185499.html charlie p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Members chung Posted September 22, 2018 Life Members Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 I second Darryl suggestion of the B&W Bikes box, in terms of cost & what looks to me like pretty robust construction (I think Iain McGinty can confirm that). I have experience of the Bike Box Alan, they are great but cost a lot of money especially if we have to buy a number of them Looking at the dimension of the B&W & a "larger" version of the same brand, we could possibly get 4 of the larger ones & 2-3 of the smaller (depending of course on our budget). Here are the dimensions of the 2 respective models: Large interior size - 125(L) x 85(W) x 32(H)cm - 16kg - £280 Small interior size - 108(L) x 79(W) x 25(H)cm - 13kg - £200 https://www.probikekit.co.uk/cycling-accessories-nc/b-w-bike-box/11185499.html https://www.probikekit.co.uk/cycling-accessories-nc/b-w-bike-case/11185498.html Going by the review, these seems to be a great buy, the smaller one would probably fit bike sizes up to a 55cm frame (measuring top tube size) Would Iain McG like to add his view/comment on the one he's got (assuming it is the same one) Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Members chung Posted September 22, 2018 Life Members Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 If I had the money, I would probably get this one - The Topeak PakGo X ....... it even has a simple "work stand" :-) It's like your bike is travelling First Class! But ......... it's crazy expensive though :-/ https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Topeak/Pakgo-X-Bike-Transport-System-Case/HW4A?msclkid=149f1b65dd9d124eb91540c3af7f8b7c&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PX | SH - Priority (Brand)&utm_term=4582145990824174&utm_content=Top Products (New)&gclid=CNGEj_SIz90CFRUTGwodWGYJAg&gclsrc=ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Iain67 Posted September 23, 2018 Members Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Charlie i have a bike box Alan and if the committee wanted to look at this before making a decision let me know. Great piece of kit and probably will get a fair bit of use from them. cheers Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted October 29, 2018 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Thanks to all for info on bike boxes. Next meeting on Monday so will raise all your input then and hopefully come up with a plan Iain67 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted November 17, 2018 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Thanks to all for bike box suggestions . At AGM last night the majority view was that purchasing bike boxes was not the best use of club funds therefore that plan is back on the shelf. However it has been agreeed that we carry out a costing for installing broadband at club rooms and a costing for fixing existing tacx flow turbos & purchasing turbos equipped for power. I will open a thread for this. Also looking for volunteers for maintenance of our bike equipment and to introduce more bike maintenance workshops. A number of members have shown an interest in this and again can be discussed on thread and hopefully we will get some working groups in place to take these ideas forward robster82 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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