A simple solution to the hassle of hauling your bike around. Just whip off your front wheel, remove the seat and pop your precious toy inside the Dogsbody. For big trips, line it with 'disposable' cardboard to provide additional impact protection. Folds into a compact 'A4' package when you get to your destination.
Weight: 1200 gm
Tardis | Dogsbody | |
Approx. Packed Dimensions | 135 cm x 80 cm | 172 cm x 80 cm |
Bag Weight | 1800 gm | 1240 gm |
Disassembly Required | Moderate | Minimal |
My road bike fitted well. Easy to put into the bag. Need to use a lot of bubble wrap for protection. Did need to remove the seat, not just lower it in my case.
Our 26" mountain/touring bikes fitted easily inside the Body Bag, we only had to remove the front wheel and pedals, didn't remove the handle bar. For touring where we had to regularly go from riding a bike to putting back in the bag this type of bag was ideal. It folded into a small light package that we could easily carry with us, particularly useful on intercity trains in Italy which don't transport bikes unless packaged. We added bubble rap and cardboard to protect rotors and drive train. Only problem was a bent derailleur hanger after the plane flight (fixed with a shifting spanner). Inside pocket was good for pedals and tools. Shoulder strap worked well. Some internal straps would be useful to hold things together.
Top tip - Shift your rear derailleur into 1st gear - it's less exposed close to the frame.
My Montague Paratrooper Pro fitted easily inside the Body Bag, I also tried my touring 26" and I need to remove the sit,pedals front wheel mud guard and the handlebar I turned parallel to the frame.I will test it on my next flight in October I will add a lot of cardboard and I will wrap the frame with some bubble rap for protection.I like the bag because fold small and some time when you need to take a bus or train you just pack the bike inside and can take any train in Europe One thing will be much better if the bag could all open so you could use it as a footprint for the tent
Much easier than trying to fit my road bike in to a bike box like the last few times. Loads of room and easy to carry. The test will be it surviving baggage handling!