OT: Looking to borrow a hard case for travel in September

[Caitlin Johnson]

Hello friends and fellow lurking retirees!

I had a plan to borrow one of these cases from a work friend but they forgot and lent it to someone else. Womp womp. And, I know renting a bike is way easier, but getting a rental that's small enough is always a big (pun intended) problem for me - hence the additional complication. I can also totally just buy a case but that seems wasteful for a single use.

So! Does anyone here have a hard-shell case they would be excited to let me borrow for September 12-Oct 2 so I can go ride around Italy (like all the cool kids are doing these days)? I'm happy to pay a small "rental fee" in beer, baked treats, or an Italian souvenir of your choosing. 

Thanks so much!

<3 Caitlin

[Peter Colijn]

Do you definitely want a hard shell? I have an evoc case you're welcome to borrow, but it's soft. I've used it many times and never had any damage.

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[Kurt Wallace Martin]

+1 on the Evoc - one trip to the UK, one to CO and no issues. Plus it’s easy to handle.

kurt

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[Rob]

I have one. It was dropped out of a plane at one point but it still works. Works better if your stem is not 130 mm I think.

[Rob]

Also my top tube was bent in the case by my handlebars. Though a shorter stem, or removing stem,prob is fine. Giga, Maciek have had success with it. Granted when case was dropped out of plane bike was fine.

[Mark Kahn]

+1 to EVOC.  I used a hard shell case 5 years ago (borrowed Peter's actually).  Was dubious of EVOC but went for it, and will not go back.  Highly recommended and fine to borrow mine!

Mark

On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 12:41:03 PM UTC-7, kurt wallace wrote:

+1 on the Evoc - one trip to the UK, one to CO and no issues. Plus it’s easy to handle.

kurt

On Aug 23, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Peter Colijn <caff...@colijn.ca> wrote:

Do you definitely want a hard shell? I have an evoc case you're welcome to borrow, but it's soft. I've used it many times and never had any damage.

On 23 Aug 2017 11:24, "Caitlin Johnson" <mailfor...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello friends and fellow lurking retirees!

I had a plan to borrow one of these cases from a work friend but they forgot and lent it to someone else. Womp womp. And, I know renting a bike is way easier, but getting a rental that's small enough is always a big (pun intended) problem for me - hence the additional complication. I can also totally just buy a case but that seems wasteful for a single use.

So! Does anyone here have a hard-shell case they would be excited to let me borrow for September 12-Oct 2 so I can go ride around Italy (like all the cool kids are doing these days)? I'm happy to pay a small "rental fee" in beer, baked treats, or an Italian souvenir of your choosing. 

Thanks so much!

<3 Caitlin

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[Jeffrey Skokan]

I have a hard shell case that I got from David Ahn.  It's a big case so I'm sure the airlines would love to charge you  $75 - $100 each way.

[Ben Kochie]

I just got the Db Tour case for my next trip to SF.  We'll see how that one works.

On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 4:03 AM, Jeffrey Skokan <jsk...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have a hard shell case that I got from David Ahn.  It's a big case so I'm sure the airlines would love to charge you  $75 - $100 each way.

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[Caitlin Johnson]

This Evoc thing is actually starting to sound pretty compelling. Peter/Mark I'll follow up. Thanks!!!