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EVOC goes XL with updated Travel Bag for plus-sized & fat mountain bikes

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EVOC Bike Travel Bag XL fat bike plus sized mountain bike padded soft travel case wheels

EVOC already makes one of the most sought after travel cases for packing up your mountain bike to head off on trail adventures far from home. And now the German bag & clothing maker has an even bigger pack – the Bike Travel Bag XL – which they are calling the first travel case designed specifically for fat bikes and the exploding market of plus-sized tire mountain bikes. With internal mounts optimized for wider axle spacing and integrated wheel bags that can fit up to 4.8″ tires, EVOC is prepped for riding in new places around the world on trails where only fat tires can take you…

Bike Travel Bag XL

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EVOC’s brand is all about equipping riders with protection for any adventure, so the bigger bag makes a lot of sense whether for riding through the snows up north or exploring technical, untamed mountain tracks in some exotic locale.

EVOC Bike Travel Bag XL fat bike plus sized mountain bike padded soft travel case open packed

At first it seemed that it wouldn’t be such a big issue to solve, but with wider Boost, then gigantic fat bike axle & BB standards, the entire bag and its internal attachment systems had to be redesigned. And trying to stuff 4.8″ tires into built-in wheel compartments, it brings back painful memories of trying to stuff 29ers in cases originally designed for 26″ bikes back in the day, and at the same time still cramming cyclocross wheels into road wheelbags.

 

The Bike Travel Bag XL shares the same general layout and construction as the standard travel bag, with separate side access wheel compartments, and can now work with bikes with a wheelbase up to 125cm/49.2″ long. Wheel wise it is designed to work with either proper fat 26 x 4.8″ tires or even 27.5+ or 29+ x 3.5″ tires. Inside the Variable Frame Fixation Equipment (VAFFE) setup is adaptable to almost any bike or frame layout, offering reliable security with the rigid foam blocks that protect frame & fork, plus straps that secure the bar out of the way.

EVOC Bike Travel Bag XL fat bike plus sized mountain bike padded soft travel case folded down for storage

 

The 320l overall Bike Travel Bag XL rolls on a pair of wide-set roller blade/skate wheels and a light aluminum rail reinforced base frame. The bag measures 143 x 42 x 84 cm (56.3 x 16.5 x 33″) and weighs 9.6kg (21.2lb), just over 1/2kg (~1lb) more than the standard sized bag. It still packs down relatively small – 143 x 42 x 28 cm (56.3 x 16.5 x 11″) – making it a bit more reasonable to store at home when not in use.

EVOC Bike Travel Bag XL fat bike plus sized mountain bike padded soft travel case world map print olive

The new 475€ Bike Travel Bag XL comes only in EVOC’s olive green/black world map print for now, and should be available this fall in time for travels to escape winter.

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i
i
6 years ago

wheelbase up to 125cm; so it still doesn’t fit a modern XL bike….

JNH
JNH
6 years ago
Reply to  i

EVOC size the bag to fit within the majority of airlines’ oversize luggage allowances. Make the bag bigger and it won’t go on the plane. With the way mtb geometry is going it looks like tall rider will have to get used to removing and re-fittnig swing arms. Or we should all buy Pole bikes, undo one bolt and they can be folded in half.

mikedeep
mikedeep
6 years ago

Leaving the rotor on and all the way to the outside of the case seems like a issue?

Justin Walsh
Justin Walsh
6 years ago
Reply to  mikedeep

Right. No way a mounted rotor will survive the journey.

jim
jim
6 years ago
Reply to  mikedeep

in the regular evoc bag its the same and.. well the rotor often bends due to shocks from handlers at the airport (they really do throw the bag around pretty hard in my experience..)

Alan Yeung
Alan Yeung
6 years ago

Mine survived. There is a hard plastic mold built into the case that protects the rotor.

Feminals
Feminals
6 years ago

We fly with our Evoc bags all the time. They work really well!

Brad S
Brad S
6 years ago

Wonder how much that would cost to put on your average flight?

Mark
Mark
6 years ago
Reply to  Brad S

Probably $300 round trip. Seems to be the going rate. But also, depends on the airline. I’ve flown WestJet round trip USA –>Canada with a bike. As long as the total dimensions (l+w+h) are under 115″, it will fly on that airline for the regular checked bag price of $35 CAD. American or United or most others in the USA it’s $150 each direction ($300 extra round trip).

dustytires
6 years ago

they seem to be the only bag design makers that actually take their bikes apart, repeatedly, and fly with them. I have loaded customers bikes in them on more than a few occasions, EVOC Rock! As for cost to fly with them? it is all over the map depending on airline and destination.

jim
jim
6 years ago

main issue is weight. my 12kg mtb + regular evoc bag ls.. 21kg which is exactly the maximum allowed by most airlines for bikes.
i bet this is a 9kg bag and most fat bikes hit 13-14kg thus is over the max weight

Stefan Ok
Stefan Ok
5 years ago

Will it work for a “29 Specialized Stumpjumper?

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