Orucase B2-R bicycle travel case review 

I also have one that says "Sideburn maintenance equipment inside"

Yeah the larger cases are stout. Tough to get them into anything except SUVs and trucks.

I'm intrigued by your comment of the PostCarry being easier to pack, do you not have to remove the fork? What's different between the two? I ride a 54cm bike but am looking at the PostCarry and the Ninj as I'm comfortable carrying it on my back.

@@julianallen515 PostCarry is slightly larger than the Orucase B2. (Since there's no bike fee anymore, it doesn't matter if they are slightly big) For both PostCarry and Orucase B2, you have to take out the fork. The difference is PostCary bag is slightly bigger than the Orucase. (FYI: I bought both PostCarry and Orucase B2 the standard version - I think it fits bikes up to 54. My bike is 47). The bag has a place for the fork, even if you have your brake cable/shifter cable still attached to it. Then your wheels sit on the top and bottom of the frame (there's a special pocket in the bag). You don't need pushing and shuffling around to close the bag. You have enough room for your fork, handlebar, and frame. Overall it's just a neat and easy packing, plus a great softbag bike bag because you don't need to press your frame and wheel against each other to fit them in the bag. With Orucase B2, you have to really wrap your frame and fork together. I have to put the fork along the bottom frame triangle and tie them, then tie your handlebar to them. Then once you put them on the bag, the wheels slide next to it. It's super tight. You have to move around the frame and wheels, so the wheels can sit next to the frame to close the bag. But the good thing is the Orucase B2 has 4 wheels. I always love wheels. It's just you need to take time to shuffle around the position of the frame on the bag and the 2 wheels next to it. For the easiness of packing, I prefer PostCary. But 2 wheels on the front is a deal breaker for me. Also, the bag sags on the sides that don't have wheels. Great craftsmanship though. I wish they added wheels and reinforced the side with no wheels, so it won't sag. But you can carry them as a backpack too. Not my choice when I race in Cozumel, oy, oy, carrying my bike bag from the ferry to the hotel. I definitely felt it. For convenience of carrying the bag (carry as back pack or pushing it), Orucase B2 - is excellent. It's just you have to learn how to pack it and always have to keep shuffling things around to make the wheel and the frame fit. Sometimes, I worry that things will break, because the wheels and the frame sit so tight in the bag. But I only use this bag to carry around my aluminum Emonda bike. So I'm not worried about breaking my carbon bike. You might want to check out this video of PostCarry packing - you can see how the bag has a roomy area for your bike: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PLsUgttoO78.html&ab_channel=PostCarryCo. In the Orucase video, it looks so easy to just slide the wheel, but in reality, it wasn't that easy. You need to make sure when you wrap your handlebar to the frame/fork, it will sit nicely at the bottom so that when you slide the wheel, it can slide into the tight space between the handlebar and the bag. You still need to move it around to adjust it. Hope this helps.

Yes, it definitely would. But I wanted to test the case as if I didn't have decouplers, since most folks don't. If I had decoupled the frame, it would have been super simple to get my bike in there! If you're replacing your Ritchey case, I would recommend the smaller Airport Ninja, or if you can find one, the Orucase Sub62. I used to have a Sub62 and it was small, but perfect for my size 56cm frame with the decouplers. I don't think Orucase makes it anymore though.

It's absolutely possible to do this. Just make sure to do a test run before you pack your bike to make sure you can fit your duffel in the B2 comfortably. I don't think it will be a problem, but you do have to pack all the packing materials and the sides of the B2 inward within the bag itself if you'll be wearing it as a backpack. I won't lie and say this will be the most comfortable ride you'll ever do, but you can definitely do what you're planning.

Tough to find one that's small AND doesn't require you to remove fork. Let me think on that...

Try the S and S case. You don't have to pull the fork.

@@BikeHugger There's no way an uncoupled road bike will fit in the S & S case. Not even close for a 54. Remember the case is 28" each side!