Wanted: plastic bike bag.

Seaswimmer

Hi folks.

would anyone have a couple of these?

Delivery is 2 to 4 weeks on Wiggle but thought someone on here may have got them in the past and would sell/lend. Hoping to use them with Ryanair but going and coming home from different airports so need something small and light.

Thanks.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ctc-plastic-bike-bag/

Alek

I cannot see the wiggle link at work, but if it is just a huge bag from thick plastic foil, I have spare two, also bought from Wiggle but never used.

Seaswimmer

alkos wrote: »

I cannot see the wiggle link at work, but if it is just a huge bag from thick plastic foil, I have spare two, also bought from Wiggle but never used.

well dont think there is foil on the Wiggle ones but have a look at the link when you get a chance and if its the same, I am interested. I need someting that will fold fairly small so that we can carry it while touring..

Seaswimmer

Alek

That looks like the one I have - a huge plain heavy duty bag. Bear in mind that it weights a bit and this was the reason we didn't take it on our tour ;-)

We can meet mon-fri after 7pm on the southside or sometime at the weekend - pm me for more details.

(sorry for the confusion, in my mother's tongue "foil" can be either plastic or metal)

Oldlegs

A (the only ?) great thing about Ryanair is the speed with which the baggage is unloaded and into the luggage hall.

Would you be comfortable relying on this heavy duty, rain cover to protect your bike against the "speedy" airport handlers ? :eek:

Seaswimmer

Oldlegs wrote: »

A (the only ?) great thing about Ryanair is the speed with which the baggage is unloaded and into the luggage hall.

Would you be comfortable relying on this heavy duty, rain cover to protect your bike against the "speedy" airport handlers ? :eek:

Ideally no but unsure of any other option bearing in mind that our 2 airports are 1000km apart so a "proper" bike bag is not a runner

Oldlegs

Which airports are you travelling to/from ?

What about getting a cardboard bike box from LBS on outward route - which can then be dumped at the arrival airport.

Then check out local bike shop near final airport (or better yet, if any Boardsie knows anyone at that location) and get another bike box (or buy a soft shell bike bag and wall it with cardboard).

It is a more hassle, but not as much as arriving to find your frame or groupset damaged beyond use.

Seaswimmer

Oldlegs wrote: »

Which airports are you travelling to/from ?

What about getting a cardboard bike box from LBS on outward route - which can then be dumped at the arrival airport.

Then check out local bike shop near final airport (or better yet, if any Boardsie knows anyone at that location) and get another bike box (or buy a soft shell bike bag and wall it with cardboard).

It is a more hassle, but not as much as arriving to find your frame or groupset damaged beyond use.

well we are going on the theory that if people can see what is in the bag they will be a bit more careful..It seems to have worked for other people.

and things like tying the helmet over the derailleur with cable ties and other protective measures..

Seaswimmer

Oldlegs wrote: »

Which airports are you travelling to/from ?

What about getting a cardboard bike box from LBS on outward route - which can then be dumped at the arrival airport.

Then check out local bike shop near final airport (or better yet, if any Boardsie knows anyone at that location) and get another bike box (or buy a soft shell bike bag and wall it with cardboard).

It is a more hassle, but not as much as arriving to find your frame or groupset damaged beyond use.

well we are going on the theory that if people can see what is in the bag they will be a bit more careful..It seems to have worked for other people.

and things like tying the helmet over the derailleur with cable ties and other protective measures..

C3PO

I fail to see the benefit of that bag at all for travelling! It will offer almost zero protection but will make the bike much more difficult to move than if you just had it unwrapped with maybe some pipe wrap on the frame etc! At least then airline staff can roll the bike.

Seaswimmer

C3PO wrote: »

I fail to see the benefit of that bag at all for travelling! It will offer almost zero protection but will make the bike much more difficult to move than if you just had it unwrapped with maybe some pipe wrap on the frame etc! At least then airline staff can roll the bike.

I agree. However it appears that if you talk to 10 different people you get 10 different stories as to how Ryanair handled their bike. My brother in law recently flew to Biarritz ex Dublin and his bike was wheeled on with only the bars turned and the pedals off. On the way back (different airport) he had to pay €17.50 to get it boxed before they would take it.
Ideally they will take it as is but if they insist on a bag at least we have something..

MB Lacey

I'm taking my bike to Leeds with ryanair like this next week.
I looked into buying a bike box or getting lbs to fitting it into a cardboard box and then looked at this ctc touring bag.
I read a lot of positive experiences online from people using the plastic bag method and bikes arriving unscathed at the other end.
A baggage handler posted somehwre too saying that baggage handlers are always more careful when a bag is packed like this over being in a protective box (they feel they are more able to be rougher with bikes in boxes).

There's photos of bikes packed in really expensive bike boxes arriving with cracked frames - so I think you take your chances whichever method.

MB Lacey

C3PO wrote: »

I fail to see the benefit of that bag at all for travelling! It will offer almost zero protection but will make the bike much more difficult to move than if you just had it unwrapped with maybe some pipe wrap on the frame etc! At least then airline staff can roll the bike.

Most airlines insist that you have the bike in a protective bag/ box, I checked with Ryanair and they wont allow a 'naked bike' but put in this bag is ok.

Seaswimmer

MB Lacey wrote: »

I'm taking my bike to Leeds with ryanair like this next week.
I looked into buying a bike box or getting lbs to fitting it into a cardboard box and then looked at this ctc touring bag.
I read a lot of positive experiences online from people using the plastic bag method and bikes arriving unscathed at the other end.
A baggage handler posted somehwre too saying that baggage handlers are always more careful when a bag is packed like this over being in a protective box (they feel they are more able to be rougher with bikes in boxes).

There's photos of bikes packed in really expensive bike boxes arriving with cracked frames - so I think you take your chances whichever method.

Will you let us know how you get on. It would be a big help to see what the current regime is in Ryanair..