Bike Bag

[tjdixon911]

Can anyone recommend a bike bag, basically want one that I can use without dismantling the bike too much, Ideally just wheels off.

It is only to avoid having to put a roof rack / bike rack on my new car and give the interior some protection from having a bike put in the back.

Nothing too expensive either

Thanks

Tom

[Louis.]

have a look on wiggle.co.uk

i had a quick look and came up with the following:

Hard cases
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/c/cycle/7/Bike_Bags_-_Hard...

Soft cases
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/c/cycle/7/Bike_Bags_-_Soft...

[nervous]

more than 30 quid you say? looks like you'll be using that duvet cover in the new car then, TJD.

[AyBee]

Cheaper to just but a tarpaulin (sp?) or sheets if it's just to protect the inside of your car, and maybe a couple of wheel bags to protect those?

[timnoyce]

Make sure you check the dimensions before you buy a bag. I bought a soft bag last year and it quite literally would not fit in my rover 200 even with the seats down!

[P-Jay]

If that's all you want it for, I don't think a bike bag is for you.

Takes me about 2 hours I'd guess to pack my DH bike in a bag. Ok that's 'flight ready' so no protruding bits, foam covered stanctions etc etc and it's a bloody big/heavy bike.

I think you'd be better off with a boot liner.

[pdV6]

Get yourself to a furniture shop and blag one of the poly bags that double mattresses come packed in for delivery.

[nervous]

pdV6 said:

Get yourself to a furniture shop and blag one of the poly bags that double mattresses come packed in for delivery.

It's like you're reading his mind/ wallet.

[sjg]

I got a tarp designed for gardening that has handles sewn into each corner (so you can build a big pile of leaves then gather it up and throw it in the car). It's perfect to lay in the back, then put the headrest supports through the handles - keeps the backs of the seats protected.

Oh, and I have a Dirtworker so I can wash the bike when I get back to the car, it mostly dries while I get changed but is fully dry by the time I get home - so I can wheel it straight into the flat (across beige carpet) without making a mess.

[tjdixon911]

nervous said:

more than 30 quid you say? looks like you'll be using that duvet cover in the new car then, TJD.

Yeah it looks that way!

May have to obtain some heavy duty polythene from site, that should do the trick!

Are you Pedaling Saturday? I need to try my car for size...