Your help requested

[SilvaTungFox]

The bag I am designing will solve many of the problems inherent in bike damage, and have the added perk that it will be collapsable to fit into a panner or rack pack. As soon as the final working drawings are done and I have my patent in place I will be happy to give you all more information on this. I suspect my design will be modifiable for the hockey bag situation, protection of the derailer/rear mechanism is going to be incorporated and I thank you for that one. I had thought about the front fork and was thinking about the spokes.... but spokes are far easier to find replacement on so see I have need to concentrate on the rear mech. (actually the rear mech should be a fairly easy problem to incorporate into my current design.) As to a large logo, while I see the benefit of that, there are some planes that charge more for a bike than any other luggage, but I think the proto type will not have any indication as to contents as I want them to beat the heck out of the bag just so I can prove my design is going to work no matter what the handlers do to it.

[SadieKate]

This is exciting news, but I have one little tidbit to add. Spokes aren't always that easy to find. With today's pre-built wheelsets, direct pull spokes, kevlar spokes, etc., you can't count on the LBS to have something in stock or the knowledge to fix it.

Best of luck with your project!