BIKND Helium Air-Cushioned Bike Case

I traveled with this case once; two direct domestic flights. 1-way was OK. On the way back, one side was completely deflated and my break lever was messed up. I contacted the company and they quickly sent me new - more durable air bags.Question is... why didn't they send more durable airbags to all their suppliers if they acknowledge this is a product problem and developed more durable airbags? Especially when a deflated airbag easily results in damage to a multi-thousand dollar group set, or worse- a hidden crack in a carbon frame that could result in injury or death. This company-accepted risk to people's bikes and lives is my reason for 2 stars, not 5 stars.The case is otherwise fantastic. Packing is easy. It's easy to roll around - it's like it's floating behind me. I would recommend more secure, obvious handles for security to grab, so they don't grab the tightening straps. I would also recommend extra padding for protection when air deflates - something like foam padding with Velcro straps.

Works but overpriced. I purchased this for international air travel, it failed on first trip from Alaska to Central Africa (between flights 3 and 6), broken strap that retains the front hard plate at the top.Although it appears sufficient, I have found several short comings: There is no protection for the derailleur area (it should have a hard plate like the front of the case has). The bag is too small for a 29" MTB with two sets of wheels. The air bladder does not keep air and it appears to be superfluous, I removed it finally. Protection for disc rotors is insufficient, they can be damaged (put out of true) with handling. There is not an obvious place to pick up the bag vertically, only a pull handle. This pull handle is well secured to the plastic plate with metal rivets, but the straps that it buckles onto the top of case are only sen, poorly (this connection failed).Design needs to be improved, these deficiencies are too obvious and easy to fix. $600 is too high price.

Original posting in early 2013Pros* Rolls easily and true* Well organized -- easy to pack the bike and keep pieces organized* ProtectiveCons* As noted elsewhere, sometimes the case loses air during travel (not sure if its from TSA inspection or leaking)* It is pricey (but I would pay it again)Updated posting 11/11/2013I am sad to say that I had to return this case because of poor workmanship. After the second time I flew with the case this year I noticed that the stitching that connected the zipper to the hard front cover had a small loose area. After the third time I travelled with the case, there was a large hole that caused problems with zipping the cover on. Also the main zipper cracked on one side so it was very difficult to zip up. The foam block that holds up the bottom bracket came lose, and one of the air bladders would even stay inflated for an hour. Very disappointing because the design is so good. The company I bought it from send me Return authorization with UPS,and after checking the product they gave me a full refund.

Purchased the Biknd Helium because I bought into the idea of a lightweight case that would protect the bike with air cushions. Sounded like a great alternative to heave hard-shell cases.Bike fits very well. It's light. Everything seemed fine...up until the second trip.On just the second trip one of the air-cushions (air-bladders they call them) seems to have punctured and won't hold air. Bag is no longer of any use...unless you want to risk sending your bike without protection.Very disappointing.In addition to this mayor liability, there are a series of design flaws:- The pump is of very poor quality. The hose neither locks into the pump nor into the air-bladder. You need to hold it at both ends. So, if you're like me and only have two hands, you're going to need a third party to help you or start doing all sorts of acrobatics.- There's no way to lock or hold the two pockets on the top where you're supposed to put the seat, seat post, and the pump. Hope those don't get stolen.- There are no handles on the top of the case. There's nothing to hold onto to lift or maneuver.I'm off to buy a another, better case.Hope this helps.

Love the product, havent use it jet but is great everything looks good, very simple to store and move, I fully opened and looks very good quality and hope that the air bags will work ok, and will consider to put some extra cushing on the back as is not that protected as mention in other comments, even that no one on this web site or other have experience damage on the back of the bike.

i liked the product, in fact i knew it , but i've chosen red/black and received all black..unfortunetly i brought to brazil and realized the mistake here .. but its ok ..it was a gift , and its not possible to change anymore

Best bike bag. Well done.

I used this bag to travel overseas. I was able to pack a large frame Specialized S-Works Epic 29er. Fit perfectly.