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Bike Box Alan bike boxes are manufactured in Yorkshire, England by company founder and lifelong cyclist Alan Hamshaw. Hamshaw or ‘Bike Box Alan’ founded the company back in the early noughties after becoming frustrated with repeatedly repairing the leading bike box brand of the day’s wares. Spotting a gap in the market he decided he could, and would, do better.
Fast forward to the present day and the Bike Box Alan range has five different hard-case bike boxes including a hard wheel case and a racing wheelchair bike box, as well as a range of accessories and spare parts available. Bike boxes are available to rent or buy and are used by amateurs and professional riders alike to keep their bikes safe whilst travelling abroad, specifically when flying.
I used and tested the largest Bike Box Alan case in the range on a recent riding trip to Mallorca, the Triathlon Aero Easyfit bike box. The Aero Easyfit is the newest offering from the brand and the brand claims it is ‘the biggest bike box available anywhere’. Our measurements actually put it a couple of centimetres smaller than the Evoc Road Bike Bag Pro, but it is still a healthy-sized, hard-shell bike box. We also featured the Bike Box Alan Premium bike box model in our best bike travel cases buyers guide.
As you may gather from the name, the Triathlon Aero Easyfit is designed to allow time trial or triathlon bike base bars to fit in the box without the need to disassemble the front end of the bike. It also means your regular road or pretty much any other bike you want to travel with will fit comfortably without the need to disassemble any of the front end, which is a big plus point, especially with so many fully integrated bike cockpits and internal routing these days that can make disassembly a headache.
The Aero Easyfit is available to buy outright from £680, and there are a few options and extras that should you want them will increase the price by a few pounds. There is also an inbuilt GPRS tracking device version should you want even more security, which starts at £799. You can also hire the bike box for seven days starting from £43 from the Bike Box Alan website. This puts the Bike Box Alan at the upper end of the hard shell bike box pricing spectrum if you’re looking at an outright purchase.
Tech Specs: Bike Box Alan Triathlon Aero Easyfit
Price: From £680 / $843 / €767 / AU$1270 (Hire also available)
Capacity: Fits most bikes with wheelbases up to 120 cm / Compatible with 29” bikes….
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