Bike Travel Cases

[DeniseGoldberg]

I can't help with the hard case question either, but in case it's useful...

I've used a soft case in the past. (OK, usually I travel with my Bike Friday now, which travels in a hard case - but when I travel with my "big wheel" bike with 700c wheels, it travels in a soft case.)

I chose the soft case (not a bag but a case with foam sides) because I could squash it down into a smaller space and ship it to myself at the end of the tour. The case I bought was made by Bike Pro USA (http://www,bikeprousa.com). The case has a steel frame on the bottom that the bike clips into. And my bike traveled quite happily in this case, no damage, and no problems at all.

Are you planning on more than one trip? The reason I ask is if that sometimes you can rent cases from your LBS. Or sometimes bike clubs have one or two cases that they will rent. Of course if traveling with your bike is going to be a part of your cycling life, buying a case makes much more sense.

--- Denise