Thule

Round Trip Transition Bike Travel Case

Almost perfection, genius design.

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

A bike repair and assembly stand that doubles as a fixed frame surrounded by hard shell. Its another genius product from Thule. The only let down are the flimsy handles with zero support around the area they are affixed to the case. Mine broke off after a single use. Its a sad let down for such a high design product, but I would recommend it as the best bike transport available on the market today.

Best. Bike. Case. On. Earth.

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

I love my Thule hard case- I’ve schlepped my bike all over the place to ride (Delta accepts it as a regular checked bag). OK… 60ish lbs is a bit rough to lug around and any rental car has to be a huge SUV to fit the thing on the other end of the flight, but so easy to use and so nice to be mobile. Taking it to Nice to watch the TdF this summer. Love it.

dealing with back Country was an excerse

this purchase could not have been more difficult,.

Shipping

You want something shipped, it's a disaster. Bot calls, lack of response from sales reps and missed gifts ordered 30 days before the Holidays and lost somewhere. My first time and now the last time ordering from Back Country

No longer lying to wife about “30min packing time”

When I tell my wife it will only be 30 minutes to pack the bike, she believes me now. Used to take me a whole lot longer. One of the easiest travel cases I have ever worked with. Worth the cost. Safe, secure, and not a pain to take the bike apart.

Best bike box ever!

Super simple to use and very safe for the bike. Much better than the competitor’s box.

Great case

I've had a hard time deciding between getting a soft padded case vs hard case for my bike. I went with a hard case because I want that extra peace of mind that my bike would be protected during the transport. Yes it is heavy, and I don't mind paying the overbaggage fee vs opening the case and seeing my bike wrecked. I haven't used the case yet for travelling but I can tell it is bullet proof enough to withstand the baggage handlers throwing it around and getting slammed around the plane's cargo area. If you want the peace of mind that your precious bike will be in one piece when you get to your destination, go for a hard case, and the Thule Transition is one of the best cases out there. I like how it has the stands to transform it into a bike repair stand, may need to put foam padding on where the straps would go onto the bike to avoid rubbing.

Protect but not very portable

The hardshell RoundTrip bike case is extremely good at protecting your frame/components. Period. Tradeoffs are the following: 1. not great for rolling place-to-place on the back of just a set of small rear wheels 2. rear wheels cracked on cobblestone roads while traveling across EU 3. plastic handles for pulling case break off because the screws loosen easily 4. connecting the 2 halves of the case is lousy especially when airline baggage inspectors open and attempt to reconnect case 5. the internal bike stand has a thru-bolt that defaced the paint on the tip of my fork 6. bike case is extremely heavy and you'll probably pay airline for exceeding weight threshold

Bike Box Review

Good bike box. Lots of room and seems to travel well. My Orbea front wheel skewer did not fit the adapters supplied. Had to pull one from an older bike in order to do a lock down.

Heavy heavy heavy

At 39lbs this is almost completely useless for travel by air. Airlines only allow 50lbs. That means you only have 11lbs left for a bike ... anyone riding anything that only weighs 11lbs? Nah, thought not ... the UCI limits bikes to like 13lbs.