I would suggest you use brake caliper blocks. I wish someone would make a rotor wrench that is 3d printed (strong and lightweight). I also would suggest you loosen the brake hoods, they get hit a lot when flying and having the ability to move vs. break is well worth it.
Have you had any issues with the Scicon bag? I'm a pretty regular traveller with my bike and what I see pretty commonly is that these types of bags are thrown upside down by baggage handlers to be able to go up the conveyer belt when loading on and off the plane - this is because of their bulk and the castor wheels mean they slide off the belt if they're not turned upside down. This can result in the wheels getting sheered off (I've actually seen that once or twice when the bags are delivered back to their owners) and some damage to brake levers / bars if they are bearing the weight of the bike "upside down". The chap who invented the pikapackworks bag also reckoned the metal frame inside the scicon bag made them susceptible to side impact damage as there's nowhere for the frame to "move" if there's something (eg another bag) dumped on its side - no idea how true that is. Any experiences? I'd like to think they're great and they certainly make for easier transportation.
The Scicon bag is really easy to travel with with those wheels and the whole bag being generally lightweight. With it being a soft sided case, it is definitely a little more risky. I did have an issue with a cracked seat stay in April this year where I assume it was on it's side and heavy luggage was chucked on top, pushing the wheel into the seat stay. Since then (and since this video was made) I've used a cardboard box in that rear triangle area which seems to help (Amazon box, shoe box). But honestly, I've flown maybe 20-24 times with this specific bag and have only had that one issue in Phoenix and that includes multiple international trips. Think it just kinda depends on the risk you are comfortable with.
Hi. When you get to your destination how do you get your bike bag to your destination? Are you renting large SUVs or using a shuttle company that specifically will transport oversized bags?
We typically try to stay within riding distance to the start of events so we don't have to rent a car. We'll get an Uber X to and from the airport...they are typically SUVs or vans, so it's perfect. Alternatively, a shuttle company, yes...sometimes they require you to notify them that you have a bike due to room.
Ok true I kinda missed that and given you need to buy a bike bag that specifically allows handle bars to remain on it could have been highlighted more good content tho 👍
@@andrewgrant3470 that is the downside to an integrated front end for sure (but it looks 😍😍😍). If you don’t have an integrated front end, I will have the ol’ cardboard box method video coming out in a couple weeks!
Yep. I missed that part completely. She had a video caption showing the bag model. That was it. I didn't even notice. She should've explained Aerocomfort bag a bit more. Like: The biggest difference between the Aerocomfort and other bike bags/boxes is that it's wide enough to accommodate an integrated cockpit without the complete dissemble. That's the KEY part of the video. That's the point she was trying to make: how to deal with the integrated problem. Anyone who have traveled with a bike before knows how to take off pedals, seat post, wheels, etc...the standard process...There's plenty of videos on YT showing you how to do it. The title of the video should be: Sicon Aerocomfort: the solution to the integrated bike traveling. The other thing I noticed after watching her video the second time was that her bar width is pretty narrow like 40cm? I wonder how my 44cm(C-C) bar would fit in that bag. The bar would have stick out on either side so much. A product specific video also needs to cover the flexibility of the key feature. Again, I had to go to Sicon's website to find out the widest part of the box is 50cm which should fit widest bars. This video could've used better scripting and editing.
Actually, this Feedback Range torque wrench is just a normal ratchet tool with the torque readout as a tension readout only on the end. The torque wrench portion isn't in the ratchet head like other wrenches. Using the tool normally doesn't engage the torque readout so you can do hard stuff like pedals as a normal ratchet and then when you need to torque something specific like seatposts or handelbars you can use the torque reader. - www.amazon.com/Feedback-Sports-Range-Torque-Ratchet/dp/B07HQTS15M/ref=sr_1_5?hvadid=634018733202&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9008167&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17531051175391686437&hvtargid=kwd-638360156778&hydadcr=29036_14670964&keywords=feedback+torque+wrench&qid=1699893208&sr=8-5
I would suggest you use brake caliper blocks. I wish someone would make a rotor wrench that is 3d printed (strong and lightweight). I also would suggest you loosen the brake hoods, they get hit a lot when flying and having the ability to move vs. break is well worth it.
Have you had any issues with the Scicon bag? I'm a pretty regular traveller with my bike and what I see pretty commonly is that these types of bags are thrown upside down by baggage handlers to be able to go up the conveyer belt when loading on and off the plane - this is because of their bulk and the castor wheels mean they slide off the belt if they're not turned upside down. This can result in the wheels getting sheered off (I've actually seen that once or twice when the bags are delivered back to their owners) and some damage to brake levers / bars if they are bearing the weight of the bike "upside down". The chap who invented the pikapackworks bag also reckoned the metal frame inside the scicon bag made them susceptible to side impact damage as there's nowhere for the frame to "move" if there's something (eg another bag) dumped on its side - no idea how true that is. Any experiences? I'd like to think they're great and they certainly make for easier transportation.
The Scicon bag is really easy to travel with with those wheels and the whole bag being generally lightweight. With it being a soft sided case, it is definitely a little more risky. I did have an issue with a cracked seat stay in April this year where I assume it was on it's side and heavy luggage was chucked on top, pushing the wheel into the seat stay. Since then (and since this video was made) I've used a cardboard box in that rear triangle area which seems to help (Amazon box, shoe box). But honestly, I've flown maybe 20-24 times with this specific bag and have only had that one issue in Phoenix and that includes multiple international trips. Think it just kinda depends on the risk you are comfortable with.
Hi. When you get to your destination how do you get your bike bag to your destination? Are you renting large SUVs or using a shuttle company that specifically will transport oversized bags?
We typically try to stay within riding distance to the start of events so we don't have to rent a car. We'll get an Uber X to and from the airport...they are typically SUVs or vans, so it's perfect. Alternatively, a shuttle company, yes...sometimes they require you to notify them that you have a bike due to room.
Lol you didn’t mention the most critical part about the integrated cockpit travel! Buy a bike bag where you can leave the handle bars on
Andrew, that's literally what the entire first minute is about.
Ok true I kinda missed that and given you need to buy a bike bag that specifically allows handle bars to remain on it could have been highlighted more good content tho 👍
@@andrewgrant3470 that is the downside to an integrated front end for sure (but it looks 😍😍😍). If you don’t have an integrated front end, I will have the ol’ cardboard box method video coming out in a couple weeks!
Yep. I missed that part completely. She had a video caption showing the bag model. That was it. I didn't even notice. She should've explained Aerocomfort bag a bit more. Like: The biggest difference between the Aerocomfort and other bike bags/boxes is that it's wide enough to accommodate an integrated cockpit without the complete dissemble. That's the KEY part of the video. That's the point she was trying to make: how to deal with the integrated problem. Anyone who have traveled with a bike before knows how to take off pedals, seat post, wheels, etc...the standard process...There's plenty of videos on YT showing you how to do it. The title of the video should be: Sicon Aerocomfort: the solution to the integrated bike traveling. The other thing I noticed after watching her video the second time was that her bar width is pretty narrow like 40cm? I wonder how my 44cm(C-C) bar would fit in that bag. The bar would have stick out on either side so much. A product specific video also needs to cover the flexibility of the key feature. Again, I had to go to Sicon's website to find out the widest part of the box is 50cm which should fit widest bars. This video could've used better scripting and editing.
just FYI, you destroy your torque wrench by doing stuff like taking the pedals off with it.
Actually, this Feedback Range torque wrench is just a normal ratchet tool with the torque readout as a tension readout only on the end. The torque wrench portion isn't in the ratchet head like other wrenches. Using the tool normally doesn't engage the torque readout so you can do hard stuff like pedals as a normal ratchet and then when you need to torque something specific like seatposts or handelbars you can use the torque reader. - www.amazon.com/Feedback-Sports-Range-Torque-Ratchet/dp/B07HQTS15M/ref=sr_1_5?hvadid=634018733202&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9008167&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17531051175391686437&hvtargid=kwd-638360156778&hydadcr=29036_14670964&keywords=feedback+torque+wrench&qid=1699893208&sr=8-5