Fit your bike in a gearbag from FOX. Avoid the hassle when checking in.

Sep 19, 2014

Written by Bart de Jong

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It's amazing how cheap you can fly if you book early and don't care about saving Airmiles. Ryanair, Easyjet, Germanwings, Transavia, they take you places within a couple of hours. Especially with fall/winter comping up it's a good thing to check on these flights which might just leave from you local airport. But then, you have a problem. You want your bike to go with you. And in are the extra costs of bringing sports equipment on board. Unless you can pack smart and fit your bike in a bag that noone behind the counter will question. You're staying within the bag measurements and should

be able to stay under 23 kilograms (or 20 or whatever the limit is). But who sells these bags? Fox does. Even better, they've got four price points on a bag that fits a BMX bike.

The measurements are the same, but the material, features and look of the bags differ. I can recommend the wheels, and the aluminium handle, but that Shuttle Gearbag is the top of the line version in the Fox line and sells for € 170,= Euros. Then again, some airlines charge $ 100,= each way for a bike so in a roundtrip you've got your money back if you can beat the system with this FOX gearbag. All of a sudden life becomes fun again. Checking in will be less of a hassle with one of these bags.

Shuttle Gearbag

RRP: £130 // $179.95 // 170 €

Durable urethane wheels
Retractable aluminum handle with rubber grip
Large vented pad and helmet compartment
Large main compartment
Pull out changing mat
Durable 600D polyester fabric
End pockets can be detached inside via Velcro creating a larger main compartment
Fits complete BMX bike disassembled
Weight Limit: 52 kgs or 114 lbs

Dimensions
Length: 90 cm
Width: 40 cm
Height: 46 cm

Shuttle 180 Gearbag

RRP: £85 // $99.95 // 95 €

Cheaper none ventilated simplistic version of the shuttle bag

Durable urethane wheels
Large main compartment (End pockets can be detached internally via Velcro creating a larger main compartment)
Large pad compartment
Large helmet compartment
Durable 600D polyester fabric
Fits complete BMX bike disassembled

Dimensions
Length: 90 cm
Width: 40 cm
Height: 46 cm

Podium Gearbag

RRP: £75 // $129.95 // 95 €