Augusto C.D. Carneiro
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<P>Thanks for all the replys, seems like the trico ironcase is the preffered choice! For those of you interested in the replys see below. Next question, is if by chance there is anyone out there who is from England, or has done considerable cycling there. I'll be working in Warrington, which is between Manchester and Liverpool, for 12 months (starting April) and want to take advantage of the cycling over there. Is anyone familiar with the area, know any teams, or clubs that would be good to join?</P>
<P>Augusto</P>
<P>Los Ciclistas</P>
<P>PS Mike or Candi Murray, if I race and score points over there will the points count to the OBRA bar? :)</P>
<P>I'm trying not to desert my teamates completely!!!</P>
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<P>Nyberg, Michael" <Michael-@Rodale.com></P></FONT><FONT face=Arial,helvetica color=#0000ff size=2>
<P>Love my Trico. Bike goes in easy, lots of room to carry gear as well (if you're going to pay you might as well use the space, has ability to use padlocks, uses foam between box and bike, bike and wheel, and wheels an box (Some, like Performance only have a plastic "sheet" between bike and wheels), easy to roll. </P>
<P>I would be afraid of soft sides - I have seen bikes bent in transit. I remember one guys bike -- it was obvious that something had been dropped across the seat stays -- both were bent. Frame ruined.</FONT><FONT size=2> </P></FONT><FONT face=Arial,helvetica color=#0000ff size=2>
<P>One thing to think about. What are you going to do with the box when you are there? When I went to Italy I stayed at the same hotel the first and last night of the trip and they let me stash it there.</FONT><FONT size=2> </P>
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<P>Jake Bigham <jak-@gorge.net></P></FONT>
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<P></FONT><TT>I have a Trico, and have traveled with it on 5 occasions, rock solid and tough! </TT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>
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<P>I've had an Ironcase for years. It's been literally around the world a few times, lost by airlines for weeks, beaten, abused but still works great. I've never had any problems with the bikes. I recommend it highly. <BR><BR><BR><BR>John Forbes <BR>503-699-7991 <BR>411 Kenwood Road <BR>Lake Oswego, OR 97034 </P></TT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial,helvetica size=2>
<P>I have not used one myself but a shop I used to work for rented a Trico case. We never had any complaints.<BR><BR>Evan</P></FONT>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Nyberg, Michael" <MICHAEL-@RODALE.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: "'acar-@hotmail.com'" <ACAR-@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Bike Travel Case-TAKE #2
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:25:44 -0500
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<DIV></DIV>>Love my Trico. Bike goes in easy, lots of room to carry gear as well (if
<DIV></DIV>>you're going to pay you might as well use the space, has ability to use
<DIV></DIV>>padlocks, uses foam between box and bike, bike and wheel, and wheels an box
<DIV></DIV>>(Some, like Performance only have a plastic "sheet" between bike and
<DIV></DIV>>wheels), easy to roll.
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<DIV></DIV>>I would be afraid of soft sides - I have seen bikes bent in transit. I
<DIV></DIV>>remember one guys bike -- it was obvious that something had been dropped
<DIV></DIV>>across the seat stays -- both were bent. Frame ruined.
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<DIV></DIV>>One thing to think about. What are you going to do with the box when you are
<DIV></DIV>>there? When I went to Italy I stayed at the same hotel the first and last
<DIV></DIV>>night of the trip and they let me stash it there.
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<DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message-----
<DIV></DIV>>From: Augusto C.D. Carneiro [mailto:acar-@hotmail.com]
<DIV></DIV>>Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 4:17 PM
<DIV></DIV>>To: ob-@topica.com
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [OBRA Chat] Bike Travel Case-TAKE #2
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<DIV></DIV>>Hello folks, I will be travelling overseas in a month or so and am looking
<DIV></DIV>>into bike travel cases. Does anybody have experience with the trico sport
<DIV></DIV>>ironcase or the one of the soft cases? Any recommendations and travel tips
<DIV></DIV>>highly appreciated.
<DIV></DIV>>Augusto
<DIV></DIV>>Los Ciclistas
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