Discounted Shimano mountain bikes are trending
Some nice colors! I dont know if its as good of a deal as they had last year (the $2300 one) but could be a good deal to build a bike you want.
The big advantage of the Scicon bag is that you do not need to remove saddle and handlebars, reducing pack/unpack effort as well concerns over losing the settings on your dialed-in bike.
All other bags that I know of do I require that handlebars and saddle be removed.
I wonder if the shape of the Scion bag, with the handlebars sticking out, may lead to baggage handlers being a tiny bit more careful with it. I can see how it could get a little better treatment than something that is basically flat and more stackable in appearance.
If you use the SCICON bag, I recommend loosening your shifters and / or rotating your HB down when packing it. That will protect the shifters from damage if the bags gets dumped on that end, etc.
I’ve using the scicon bag for a few years. No complaints. Some of the airlines force me to sign a waiver relieving them of liability of damage, however. Some have that policy for softshell cases.
Watching from my window, it seems that the baggage handlers are respectful to all the sport equipment now, whether it’s bikes, skis, or golf clubs.
I’ve used a lot of different travel bags over the years.
I really like the Scicon hard case for my road bike. Its pretty easy to pack, it isn’t too bulky and rolls really well. I’ve packed wheels woth up to 34mm tires, but i dont think it would fit much bigger than that, do not a good option for gravel bikes.
I have their soft case for mountain bikes. It packs great but it doesnt like to roll straight, rsther it keeps turning. I’ve spoken with other owners and they had similar issues.
The EVOC Pro bag is probably my favorite overall. It fits all my bikes (road, gravel, XC), protects well despite being a soft case, and also rolls well. I had an older EVOC bag in the past and they jave made some refinements over the years.
I’ve been looking at these and am tempted by the Scicon. From reviews, it seems like the seat stays are vulnerable, if something heavy is dropped on the bag during transit. I see Scicon makes big foam covers for the front and rear, which might help a bit.
What’s the de facto bar width limit? Listed at 50cm for both bags. I have gravel bars on a couple of my bikes that flare out to ~53cm, so wondering if I could cram those in. Perhaps possible with the Scicon soft case but probably not with the EVOC which is hard in that area. Anyone have a measure on actual width there?
One of my riding buddies has one and I was very impressed with it when we went to Iceland together.
Sworks torch lace is going for over 40% off direct from specialized or other online dealers
Looks like this year’s EF bikes are available: 2024 Cannondale SuperSix EVO 4 Hi-MOD Dura Ace – EF Bike Sale
I was considering it this year, but not enough money lying around.
That is not the EF Bike - very deceptive marketing. From the web page:
Although the graphics include LAB71 branding, the frames are Hi-MOD specification.
I’m pretty sure it is and that EF don’t ride the LAB71 but do, indeed, ride a mocked up Hi-Mod
Is shipping still $$$ to the US?
$800 to California then probably need to factor in input duties too
Eh, those look like cheap wheels unless I’m mistaken
Not that great of a deal on a used bike. Wheels are cheap allow. You add $2k for a good modern wheelset and it’s less of a deal suddenly. Plus mix and match components. And deceiving branding on the frame which is actually a lower grade carbon that it states. You add shipping and duties (10%) to USA and in the end it’s the same price as a brand new Tarmac SL8 pro.
Great deals but you almost have to try to pay full price at Silca. They’re always running some kind of deal
There was a big thing about this a year or so ago. This is actually what the team was riding. Yes, their world tour team was on fake lab71’s
Have we seen any Black Friday coupon codes for TrainingPeaks yet? My annual subscription expires tomorrow… 