I have the same Scicon bag, and have a high opinion of it. My bike has always been fine, and (like you) I haven't bothered with taking off the derailleur or even removing the disc brake rotors. The wheels are terrific, and I managed to wheel my bike all the way from Inverness station to the start of the Etape Loch Ness without incident. I might buy spare wheels at some point, though; they feel as if they might be the first thing to go. But so far so good!
Actually, one of my wheels was broken in transit on one trip; made it impossible to roll. I bought a set of 4 spares and now put one in the bag, just in case.
@@JulianHutchings Am I right that you have dispensed with the "Horizontal Dropout Lock and Black Nut for AeroComfort 3.0 Bike Bag" as Scicon would have it?
Hi, how wide are your gravel bars at the widest points, ie the drops. Mine are 51cm, scicon recommend 50cm as max. Yours look a little wider than mine though?
Hi Julian, I have a gravel bike that fit into same bag, however the tyres 40cm wide that are too big to fit into wheel compartment and front gravel dropbars are to wide that bag cannot zip/close properly. Do you have any solutions? Thanks
I use different tyres. At the moment, 30mm on the front and 35 on the rear but I don’t ride much gravel, mostly roads although they are pretty poor in the UK
@@JulianHutchings Judith Chalmers OBE is a British television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme Wish You Were Here...? from 1974 to 2003. and was always on Holiday 😂😂
@@JulianHutchings it is on the wild Atlantic way!! I’ve moved house recently and my books are still mostly boxed and I have a particularly busy week ahead, but maybe just maybe (perhaps) if I could find the right box and you happened to be whizzing through at just the right speed, maybe you could sign some of your books as ye whizz by (perhaps)?!
That bag likely cost more than my bike is worth. America is so vast that you can get to a new location by car and never ride the same roads twice. A major upgrade to the bag would be to make it airtight and inflate it.
Might make sense to invest in a bike specific hard case for travel. Will protect your bike with greater reliability than the type of bag you're using in this video. Yes it will be heavier but your bike is more likely to arrive at its destination intact.
Armstrong's book should be entitled It's not about the bike, it's about the (blood) bag... allegedly... ahem... Here, I don't wish to throw shade (I believe that is the modern terminology) over your Great Grandfather's invention, but Velcro really is just a rip off... A good video, and I must admit to being rather jealous as Ireland has long been on my bucket list of places I want to go. Known a lot of Irish folk in the past, all great human beings, so enjoy the trip!
That's a very smart bag. I can see how one's brake levers could sustain damage if not folded inwards. Have a great trip. Cheers 👍🏼
I’ll probably never get a chance to travel like that, but your tips on the pieces of cardboard and excluding family are well worth remembering!
Glad to be of help.
Ireland is a 32 county country. Enjoy your trip.
Didn’t want to offend.
Great vid Julian.. hope you have a great time on your trip to Ireland.. I also have oil on all my underpants ;) 🚴
Common affliction.
I see you didn’t wrap the chain over the t-bar with the black rubber? Is that just optional and not essential?
I didn’t know you were supposed to - not had a problem so far doing it my way.
Nice one Julian a proper info video I've learnt a lot you get a thumbs up from me 👍👍
Thanks Keith - glad you found it useful.
i find the thru axle cannot use a rear derailleur protector. have you heard anything with the rear derailleur protection from people using this bag?
I’m so glad I’ve only got a Brompton - just wash n go! Obviously wouldn’t be able to keep up at the other end though…
I have the same Scicon bag, and have a high opinion of it. My bike has always been fine, and (like you) I haven't bothered with taking off the derailleur or even removing the disc brake rotors. The wheels are terrific, and I managed to wheel my bike all the way from Inverness station to the start of the Etape Loch Ness without incident. I might buy spare wheels at some point, though; they feel as if they might be the first thing to go. But so far so good!
Actually, one of my wheels was broken in transit on one trip; made it impossible to roll. I bought a set of 4 spares and now put one in the bag, just in case.
@@JulianHutchings Am I right that you have dispensed with the "Horizontal Dropout Lock and Black Nut for AeroComfort 3.0 Bike Bag" as Scicon would have it?
I don’t know what that means! I do have 2 bags as the first one doesn’t take thru axles.
The little nut you see at 53 seconds in this video: th-cam.com/video/tc62fOgM5ow/w-d-xo.html.
Sounds like a great trip
Hi, how wide are your gravel bars at the widest points, ie the drops.
Mine are 51cm, scicon recommend 50cm as max.
Yours look a little wider than mine though?
Hi, mine are 50cms. I loosen the brake levers and bend then inwards which helps protect them
Yours should be ok if you do the same
Hi Julian,
Just letting you know that Malin head is in county Donegal,which is in the Republic of Ireland.
I know now! See my Mizmal video.
Hi Julian, I have a gravel bike that fit into same bag, however the tyres 40cm wide that are too big to fit into wheel compartment and front gravel dropbars are to wide that bag cannot zip/close properly. Do you have any solutions? Thanks
Let the air out and change the bars?
@@JulianHutchings may I know how wide is your gravel tyre?
I use different tyres. At the moment, 30mm on the front and 35 on the rear but I don’t ride much gravel, mostly roads although they are pretty poor in the UK
My brand new front disc got spoiled on my last trip with this bag :(
Flipping Heck , more holidays than Judith Chalmers ,😂😂.
Who?
@@JulianHutchings Judith Chalmers OBE is a British television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme Wish You Were Here...? from 1974 to 2003. and was always on Holiday 😂😂
@@paulclark9968 Before my time. I remember Alan Whicker though.
Will you be passing through Galway by any chance?!
Is that on the Wild Atlantic Way? If so, yes. Prepare the bunting.
@@JulianHutchings it is on the wild Atlantic way!! I’ve moved house recently and my books are still mostly boxed and I have a particularly busy week ahead, but maybe just maybe (perhaps) if I could find the right box and you happened to be whizzing through at just the right speed, maybe you could sign some of your books as ye whizz by (perhaps)?!
@@michaeltmcca By all means. Send me your address to jrhutchings@btinternet.com
That bag likely cost more than my bike is worth. America is so vast that you can get to a new location by car and never ride the same roads twice. A major upgrade to the bag would be to make it airtight and inflate it.
Like a Zeppelin.
@@JulianHutchings But with Helium! Health and safety!
Might make sense to invest in a bike specific hard case for travel. Will protect your bike with greater reliability than the type of bag you're using in this video. Yes it will be heavier but your bike is more likely to arrive at its destination intact.
Don’t agree - for reasons explained in the video.
@@JulianHutchings You mentioned a cardboard bike box I believe but not a hardcase.
No, I was talking about a hard case.
@@JulianHutchings Ok.
Thank you very much. The instructional video provided by Scicon is terrible. This is sooo useful.
Thank you. Glad to be of help
Armstrong's book should be entitled It's not about the bike, it's about the (blood) bag... allegedly... ahem...
Here, I don't wish to throw shade (I believe that is the modern terminology) over your Great Grandfather's invention, but Velcro really is just a rip off...
A good video, and I must admit to being rather jealous as Ireland has long been on my bucket list of places I want to go. Known a lot of Irish folk in the past, all great human beings, so enjoy the trip!
Thanks Mick.
That rear der is not put in the bag correctly :)
You may be right but works for me. The protector doesn’t work with my disc wheel
@@JulianHutchings great video! I will be using my bag for a trip in two weeks for the first time. Great tips!
Disappointingly competent 🤣