Packing sequence for and S and S Coupled road bicycle

The bike shown here has many small items left off to make it easier to draw but that doesn't change the packing method. This is our most popular method of packing but it is by no means the only way to pack an S and S Coupled bike. When using this method, it may be necessary to slightly reposition some items to make your bike fit. Variations are required because as size and geometry of a bike changes, the position of items in the case changes too. In some of the drawings, the case is shown as being transparent to make all the pieces visible. Caution, the tube covers and compression members are not shown in this drawing but should be used to protect your bike while it's in the case. For more tips on packing a bike, see the packing sequence for a 63cm Merlin road bike.

The bicycle is painted red and blue to make it easier to identify the pieces in our illustrations.

For the illustrations on this page, we refer to the side of the case with the lid, hinge and feet as the top side. The person packing a case is typically positioned along the bottom side so the lid isn't in the way. The word bottom by itself refers to the lowest point in the lower half of the case. The lid was removed from these illustrations for clarity.

Use the View Selector to view the packed bicycle from different angles. Although we rotate the case so it can be seen from many different vantage points, the top side, right side, bottom side and left side labels will always be relative to the case feet as shown in this image.