Thanks for the video. I have been traveling all around the world with my 22 year old Brompton M3L for years now. I have a 'beat up' old Brompton B Bag. I always put some padding over the bike (normally yoga mats, or cardboard), and I almost always put some clothes in the there as well in a 'suit bag'. I find that protects the bike, and it gives me some extra luggage. Then, I take the Brompton T bag as my hand luggage, and since I normally fly Emirates Airlines, I can take a second piece of check in luggage for free - so I take a waterproof large duffel bag with backpack straps as my main luggage. The Brompton B Bag and my waterproof duffel bag get checked, and the T bag goes with me as hand luggage. I find this solution has worked so well for me! I am currently in Germany (but was in Brazil, England and South Africa) - my Brompton is a wonderful travel companion!
That's a cool solution too. I kinda like having a clean easy solution (no padding, no cardboard, no stashing clothes in there). But whatever solution lets you fly with your Brompton more is a good solution!
Thanks for this detailed explanation. I'm very new to the brompton (got mine last friday :-) and saw a couple of videos where they all remove the saddle. It looks so complicated how they do that. Are you doing this too?
Great introduction and review of the Trigo case. Never saw this before this video so I am glad it come up in my feed. Currently I have the B&W case but the Trigo is tempting me at the moment.
I travelled with my Brompton all over the world. I had been to 10+ countries by air. Bubble warp and two large pieces of carton putting on two sides, are all my need. On arrival, I throw away the packing and start riding. A day before departure, I go to supermarkets/hardware stores, pick up some carton boxes and bubble wrap. I never experienced bad handling of my bike in air travel. I usually starts riding immediately after airport arrival or after taking airport to city bus. Therefore, packing with Brompton bike box is not a good choice. The longest ride with my Brompton was in Japan Kyushu, 350KM in three days.
@@ayman.s You don't need to re source packing material if you use dimpa bag and cardboard or coroplast folded accordian style in 8-10 inch width , strapped to outside of backpack. Put some clothing as padding, take off saddle and clamps, put in carry on backpack. At airport, wheel Bromy to checkin, put openly through scanner, pack on other side and hand it for free to loader on jetway. On arrival, unpack and off you go.
Great video! Thank you. I'm looking for an alternative to the B&W hard case for my Brompton, as I had a bad experience with it. The B&W case arrived at my destination badly damaged! And it was its first trip! Luckily my brommie was unharmed. I tried the Ikea dimpa within Europe and it's been fine. But I am about to attempt a long overseas trip to Asia so the Trigo seems really good. But how do you manage to push it/pull it? I don't see any straps or pull out handle to push/pull it with.
Not this bag, it's checkin only. People I know who carry it on either just carry it on (raw and naked) or put it in an Ikea Dimpa bag. You might have to gate check it, so having that $5 Ikea bag on hand is always a good idea.
@@ayman.s I also want to carry on my bike naked bit I’m worried if the bicycle is not allowed by security or the crew on airplane. If that happens do I have to dispose the bike? how does it works?
I do quite a bit of traveling with my Brompton too and have the Brompton Travel Luggage and B&W hard shell. I've been looking at the Trigo but it's a bit too snug with my M6R (because of the rack). I also had a 3D printed crossbar on the handlebars that got busted in transit. With your experience with aggressive airport baggage handlers, have you had any trouble with the Trigo and Brompton?
I have a S6R, and it’s not super snug but not loose. In the B&W case it was super snug and tight. Never had damage with either case, but the TSA broke the B&W. If your 3d crossbar is printed using PLA you might wanna look at PETG with a thicker infill perhaps? How’s it printed?
The blunt parts of the Brompton will puncture the plastic of this case if it's handled roughly. I'm talking about the hinge on the stem, the hinge on the top tube, the top of the seat tube, and pedals. You should definitely put some padding around the bike.
Taking the saddle off, is a little too much (and in my case also the S. Pin out from the bottom), but I have to do it with my Scandinavian Standard, 600 mm long type seat post and a B&W hard type, black box! So for now I use a titanium, black 535 mm seat post, which I then may just pull out in full before riding! I may try an little longer titanium post, as sold from Asia, to see if I'm still able to put it in my B&W box, without taking my "folding bike" 😉apart? For now, and still with some easy ways to be made even lighter, my "Lightweight" weighs 9,35 kilo, with - mudguards and 6 gears! So who needs a double price, full titanium bike for a little less weight and -less gears 😄? Finn. Denmark
@@ayman.s It is indeed sturdy and I expected to put it on a Danish plane to Malta, as part of our luggage to the island, for many visits (9. and it would be inside the limits for the weight to Malta and two bags). Denmark owns a fine and rather newly built (after the independence) Vacation Park (On a former English Barracks area by the coast). But they do drive in the wrong side on narrow roads and as an elderly man of by then, 72, my wife didn't like the idea, so - we decided it wasn't such a good idea! Finn. Denmark
Thanks for the video. I have been traveling all around the world with my 22 year old Brompton M3L for years now. I have a 'beat up' old Brompton B Bag. I always put some padding over the bike (normally yoga mats, or cardboard), and I almost always put some clothes in the there as well in a 'suit bag'. I find that protects the bike, and it gives me some extra luggage. Then, I take the Brompton T bag as my hand luggage, and since I normally fly Emirates Airlines, I can take a second piece of check in luggage for free - so I take a waterproof large duffel bag with backpack straps as my main luggage. The Brompton B Bag and my waterproof duffel bag get checked, and the T bag goes with me as hand luggage. I find this solution has worked so well for me! I am currently in Germany (but was in Brazil, England and South Africa) - my Brompton is a wonderful travel companion!
That's a cool solution too. I kinda like having a clean easy solution (no padding, no cardboard, no stashing clothes in there). But whatever solution lets you fly with your Brompton more is a good solution!
Thanks for this detailed explanation. I'm very new to the brompton (got mine last friday :-) and saw a couple of videos where they all remove the saddle. It looks so complicated how they do that. Are you doing this too?
Many thanks for that great review. I’d not heard about that case before.
Glad to help!
Its futuristic looking
Great introduction and review of the Trigo case. Never saw this before this video so I am glad it come up in my feed. Currently I have the B&W case but the Trigo is tempting me at the moment.
I travelled with my Brompton all over the world. I had been to 10+ countries by air. Bubble warp and two large pieces of carton putting on two sides, are all my need. On arrival, I throw away the packing and start riding. A day before departure, I go to supermarkets/hardware stores, pick up some carton boxes and bubble wrap. I never experienced bad handling of my bike in air travel.
I usually starts riding immediately after airport arrival or after taking airport to city bus. Therefore, packing with Brompton bike box is not a good choice.
The longest ride with my Brompton was in Japan Kyushu, 350KM in three days.
Wow 350km in 3 days! Congrats! I can't deal with resourcing packing material all the time....but if you got a system you got a system!
@@ayman.s You don't need to re source packing material if you use dimpa bag and cardboard or coroplast folded accordian style in 8-10 inch width , strapped to outside of backpack. Put some clothing as padding, take off saddle and clamps, put in carry on backpack. At airport, wheel Bromy to checkin, put openly through scanner, pack on other side and hand it for free to loader on jetway. On arrival, unpack and off you go.
Interesting. Nice.
But why wouldn’t you carry it on the front bag mount…?
Thanks man appreciate that. I want a case because the long distance buses here in Japan (not sure if’s it is all companies) don’t accept bikes.
Thanks David. About to order the Trigo for my Brompton P Line. Side question - do you bring a helmet when you travel with your bike?
Great video! Thank you. I'm looking for an alternative to the B&W hard case for my Brompton, as I had a bad experience with it. The B&W case arrived at my destination badly damaged! And it was its first trip! Luckily my brommie was unharmed.
I tried the Ikea dimpa within Europe and it's been fine. But I am about to attempt a long overseas trip to Asia so the Trigo seems really good. But how do you manage to push it/pull it? I don't see any straps or pull out handle to push/pull it with.
How much does it weight and cost? Thanks for the video.
Could you share the tips shipping on air? I am considering this case to go to my travel.
How many trips has this case lasted?
can you use that as a carry on luggage? Im looking for solution for carry on only
Not this bag, it's checkin only. People I know who carry it on either just carry it on (raw and naked) or put it in an Ikea Dimpa bag. You might have to gate check it, so having that $5 Ikea bag on hand is always a good idea.
@@ayman.s I also want to carry on my bike naked bit I’m worried if the bicycle is not allowed by security or the crew on airplane. If that happens do I have to dispose the bike? how does it works?
I do quite a bit of traveling with my Brompton too and have the Brompton Travel Luggage and B&W hard shell. I've been looking at the Trigo but it's a bit too snug with my M6R (because of the rack). I also had a 3D printed crossbar on the handlebars that got busted in transit. With your experience with aggressive airport baggage handlers, have you had any trouble with the Trigo and Brompton?
I have a S6R, and it’s not super snug but not loose. In the B&W case it was super snug and tight. Never had damage with either case, but the TSA broke the B&W. If your 3d crossbar is printed using PLA you might wanna look at PETG with a thicker infill perhaps? How’s it printed?
The blunt parts of the Brompton will puncture the plastic of this case if it's handled roughly. I'm talking about the hinge on the stem, the hinge on the top tube, the top of the seat tube, and pedals. You should definitely put some padding around the bike.
Take the hinges off before travelling
Thank you for the nice review. Do you my P line without rack will fit the case?.
P line without a rack should fit no problem assuming you don’t have the extended 600mm seat post.
Taking the saddle off, is a little too much (and in my case also the S. Pin out from the bottom), but I have to do it with my Scandinavian Standard, 600 mm long type seat post and a B&W hard type, black box! So for now I use a titanium, black 535 mm seat post, which I then may just pull out in full before riding! I may try an little longer titanium post, as sold from Asia, to see if I'm still able to put it in my B&W box, without taking my "folding bike" 😉apart? For now, and still with some easy ways to be made even lighter, my "Lightweight" weighs 9,35 kilo, with - mudguards and 6 gears! So who needs a double price, full titanium bike for a little less weight and -less gears 😄? Finn. Denmark
Ya I don’t think a 600mm post will work with the Trigo. I didn’t go for the B&W folding box because it’s oversized and I don’t wanna pay a fee.
@@ayman.s It is indeed sturdy and I expected to put it on a Danish plane to Malta, as part of our luggage to the island, for many visits (9. and it would be inside the limits for the weight to Malta and two bags). Denmark owns a fine and rather newly built (after the independence) Vacation Park (On a former English Barracks area by the coast). But they do drive in the wrong side on narrow roads and as an elderly man of by then, 72, my wife didn't like the idea, so - we decided it wasn't such a good idea! Finn. Denmark
Be great if you could put on your back as a backpack, empty and also with the bike inside.
Others make cases like that…but not my style. I’m just trying to get though airports and I’d much rather roll the case.
The folding facility is brilliant, but the wrong padlock is stupid.
Ya. If it had a TSA lock it would be perfect.
@@ayman.sso it can accommodate a specifically TSA lock? I don’t travel a lot but will & with my brompton this April, hope that’s not a dumb question
@@jeannehospod1030 yes. I use tsa luggage locks to tie the zips together.
Those shell cases are really fragile.
I haven't had an issue yet...are you saying fragile as in it breaks or hurts the bike?