"Just the thought of airplane travel with a bike is enough to make most shudder, and that was before airplane travel got seemingly much harder in the last year. When I signed up for the Spirit World 100 gravel race in Arizona (which was a very, very cool race!), this very thought was almost enough to make me consider the 20+ hour drive from my home in Oregon. However, a tight turnaround from another bike event pretty much took driving out as a viable option, and so I went in search of a bag that would protect my bike on the way to a very, very long ride."
"My tendency to do things somewhat last-minute came as a blessing in this case, as Scicon Sports happened to launch their new gravel bike-specific travel bag in early October, just a few weeks ahead of my race. While at first I wondered if a gravel-bike specific bag was really worth the hype, my experience with the Scicon (She-Con) Aerocomfort 3.1 Gravel Bike Travel Bag showed me otherwise."
"Scicon has historically made travel bags that are fairly bike-type specific, but there's several types under the brand's Aerocomfort line, with the gravel-specific bag being the latest addition. With the massive rise in popularity of gravel biking and racing, this seems a pretty smart move on the brand's part. True gravel grinders will know that while you might be able to shove a gravel bike in a road or mtb bike bag, there are certain differences between these bikes that the Aerocomfort Gravel 3.1 ($714) absolutely took into account. Specifically, the bag accommodates wider and flared handlebars, longer wheelbases, and other geometries unique to gravel bikes."
Scicon Aerocomfort 3.1 Gravel Bike Travel Bag targets gravel riders with a design that accommodates wider and flared handlebars, longer wheelbases, and gravel-specific geometries. The bag retails for $714 and is made from tear-resistant materials. The bag successfully fit a 2021 Specialized Diverge Base Carbon size 52 with 103mm drop, 70mm reach, 12º flare bars, and 45mm tires. The product launch occurred in early October to meet rising gravel biking demand. The bag aims to protect bikes during air travel and addresses shortcomings of road- or MTB-specific travel bags when carrying gravel bikes.
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