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Review: Trico Iron Bike vs Thule Case
Here are some reasons why I think the Trico case is better than Thule bike travel case.
1) The Trico case is much more durable because it’s made with a thicker and stronger material. I found the Thule case to be very flimsy which left spaces between the top and bottom shells when we closed the case.
2) The Trico case comes with two very strong metal braces that support the frame and fork when the hubs/wheels are removed. These braces allow you to compress the two shells together without damaging the bike. The Thule case does not have any frame/fork braces.
3) The Trico case has three layers of foam protecting your bike where the Thule case has two plus a useless thin layer of plastic that does not cushion the wheels at all.
4) The Trico case is a perfect rectangle with square corners giving it larger internal dimensions than the Thule case. This is why my brother had to take his fork off to get the bike to fit in the case.
5) The Trico Iron bike travel case has more buckles and straps than the Thule case making it easier to close tight.
6) The Trico case is ready to go right out of the box but the Thule case requires you to attach the wheels and all the plastic buckles.
The biggest difference I found between the cases lies in the way the bike is packed.
The Trico case is packed as follows: bottom shell, FOAM, frame and parts, FOAM, wheels, FOAM, top shell. Then you apply pressure as required to close the case. The added pressure is just compressing the foam and will not hurt your bike because of the axle braces that I previously discussed.
The Thule case is packed as follows: bottom shell, wheels (NO PROTECTION BETWEEN BOTTOM SHELL AND WHEELS), thin plastic divider, FOAM, frame and parts, FOAM, top shell. You still need to apply pressure to close the Thule case and compress the foam like the Trico case but larger bikes can be damaged because the frame and fork do not have the metal braces and there is no padding between the bottom shell and wheels. The Thule case is also very flimsy and gets distorted when pressure is applied to close the case.
Like I said earlier either case will work but when you put them side by side there is no comparison. VeloNews has a great YouTube video that shows a full suspension bike being packed into the Trico case. The only Thule videos I found showed smaller road bikes being packed into the case and one was a women’s bike.
One more thing I learned recently about shipping bikes is that if any of the dimensions exceed 47x31x11 the shipping charges go up by about $40-$60. This is why having the ability to safely compress the Trico Iron case to 11in without damaging the bike is SO important. I paid $85 with $2000 insurance to ship FedEx Ground from coast to coast. UPS was about 25% more. I also found that weight was insignificant compared to the case’s dimensions when it came to shipping charges.
Pros:
-Relatively inexpensive
-Extremely solid
-Minimal breakdown for mid-sized bikes (around 54cm frame)
Cons:
-First time breakdown takes a while
-Large frames may be hard to fit in
-Tightening straps requires you to do some wrangling of the box
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