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Mother’s Day Ride
We once went cycling in Tuscany and contemplated taking our own bikes on a plane with us. Wish we had, actually, as we ended up trying to climb a mountain from Pisa to Lucca with 3-gear city bikes.
The decision to take our bikes on the plane would have been much easier if we’d known about this inflatable bike bag. The Binkd Helium is an air-cushioned bike bag that’s designed to pack up your bike as small as possible. It fits a 64cm road frame or a full-suspension road bike and has places to strap all of your components in. All you have to do is zip it up and roll it right up to check in with the handy wheels!
We wonder whether you could avoid aeroplane bike cargo fees with this handy bag?
Via Wired
You might also want to consider letting the air out before flying, as you do with your tyres!
that is an excellent Idea, though I would be worried about it deflating in flight. Perhaps the protection would still be sufficient.
Fill it with helium for weight saving! (Just kidding, that might save a gram in reality.)
I agree with others that deflating it would be best for air travel, but the suitcase form factor is the best way to avoid bike freight charges and the inflation would definitely work as protection for intercity bus or train travel.
I was slightly tongue in cheek with the idea of letting the air out. :ß
That said, I’ve taken bikes all round the world with a simple canvas bag (no air!). Packed up the form is tiny – people are surprised to know it’s a bike, and possible to sling over your shoulder round busy places. It rolls down to the size of a sleeping bag, so easy to bike/pack up/travel/unpack/bike at the other end. The trick is to strategically wrap bits of clothing round the frame and delicate parts, and always use spacers between the dropouts.
I would like to know more about these, any info available?