Scicon AeroComfort bike bag goes plus-sized to fit modern mountain bikes

Written by Cory Benson Jan 24, 2019 7:30 a.m. ET

2019 Scicon AeroComfort MTB bike travel bag, new totally redesigned plus-size trail enduro mountain bike travel soft case

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Premium bike travel bag maker Scicon gave its flagship soft-sided mountain bike bag the AeroComfort MTB a total redesign to better fit bigger, wider trail bikes. More than simply adding extra room to fit plus-sized wheels & tires, the new bike travel bag completely rethinks its layout, not with a lopped design & two fold-down sides.

2019 Scicon AeroComfort MTB bike travel bag

Developed and tested together with BMC’s & Trek’s pro mountain bike racing teams last season, the completely redesigned travel bag was developed for modern geometry mountain bikes with wider tires.

The new design is optimized for long, low & slack mountain bikes, with plus-size trail & enduro bikes especially in mind; and big tires. The new bag includes larger internal padded wheel pockets for plus tires up to any 27.5+ or even 29″ x 3.5″ tires (apparently, if you let air out of them, but hopefully not enough to leak sealant!)

While the new AeroComfort MTB Bike Bag layout now features a continuous padded central loop with openable side panels, it still retains Scicon’s proven internal ‘frame defender structure’ and QR or thru-axle compatibility. With its rigid base panel and adjustable wheelbase (up to 1250mm), the bag promises a stable connection for your trail bike and maximum protection at the dropouts and drivetrain.

AeroComfort MTB Plus tech details

The new bag keeps the same general packing & highly padded protection strategy, with additional internal frame & contact point pads that are cinched & strapped securely into place. Packing requires a bit more disassembly. Just remove the wheels, and now also the handlebar (new vs. the older model) which gets a special protector setup strapping it to the fork, and lastly the rear derailleur which gets its own special bag to keep it secure. Even with the revised design (and additional disassembly) the new bags is 23cm longer, yet 4cm shorter than before – now 94 high x 147 long x 25cm wide.

The 14kg bag rolls on four of Scicon’s updated ‘twin wheel’ rollers that improve greatly on the older casters for durability, and includes removable shoulder & pull strap to get it around the airport.

The updated Scicon AeroComfort MTB keeps the same $900/600€ pricing as the older AeroComfort 3.0, and is available now direct from Scicon to get you riding trails away from home as soon as possible.

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Cory Benson

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Cory Benson is the EU Tech Editor of Bikerumor.com.

Cory has been writing about mountain bikes, enduro, cyclocross, all-road, gravel bikes & bikepacking for over 25 years, even before the industry created some of these names. Prior to Bikerumor, Cory was a practicing Architect specializing in environmental sustainability, has designed bike shops & bike components, and worked as a bike shop mechanic.

Based in the Czech Republic for 15+ years, he is a technical mountain biker, adventurous gravel rider, and short & medium-haul bikepacker. Cory travels extensively across Europe riding bikes, meeting with key European product developers, industry experts & tastemakers for an in-depth review of what’s new, and what’s coming next.

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5 years ago

One really has to wonder why it’s apparently so hard to design a bag to fit a modern mountain bike. 1250 max wheelbase; enough to fit many, but certainly not all modern bikes. But it’s tall enough to fit without lowering the seat, as if anyone needs or even wants that (seriously, they show it with the dropper extended, not a good idea to pack that way even if you have room). They could have made it 2″ longer, but 6″ shorter with no loss in functionality.

I’d bet there are a lot more people that want to travel with a long bike compared to plus.
You’d think for a $900 price tag they’d at least look a little more at the bikes that are likely to go in this thing.

mudrock

5 years ago

I would suggest anyone who wants to travel with their bike for free (usually) to check out the Post Transfer case. It was made with road/gravel bikes in mind, but a lot of mountain bikes could fit. 29″ tires will have to be completely deflated. Postcarry.co go to Transfer Case Specs to see if your bike will fit. $400

Mick

5 years ago

I’ll save hundreds of dollars and buy a Biknd case …which this is a blatant copy of… plus I won’t have the issue of broken casters (still an issue even with the new ones)…Hard pass on this.

5 years ago

+1 for ANYTHING but Scicon. Ive seen more bikes damaged in these cases than any others. Evoc, DaKina, Pika, ANYTHING but these. Any marketing that tells you NOT to do any protective packing, padding, or removal of sensitive parts is setting customers up for disaster.

Eric E. Strava

5 years ago

I’m in the market for a new travel case specifically because my current one doesn’t fit a modern bike. With a max 1250mm wheelbase, this one won’t fit either, and is obsolete out of the gate. I would expect something like this to be a long term investment, but it probably won’t even fit a medium size bike in five years. Next.

mud+rock

5 years ago

Reply to Eric E. Strava

You have to go with a travel case where the fork is removed (Post Travel case or Airport Ninja). Mountain bikes are getting so long and slack that you’re out of luck otherwise.