Bags & Luggage

BMX race bags and luggage: moving the bike and the kit

A BMX Race season happens on the road as much as on the track: club sessions, regional rounds, national events, sometimes a flight to a meeting abroad. The kit travels a lot, and a scratched frame or a buckled wheel on arrival costs more than the bag that would have prevented it. Here is how the range breaks down.

Bike bags and travel cases

The bike bag is the main item of luggage. It takes a bike with wheels out, handlebars slackened and pedals removed, and comes in sizes to match the wheel.

• 20" format for Mini through Pro bikes, a longer format for 24" Cruisers
• Padded walls or semi-rigid shells depending on the level of protection
• Separate wheel compartments to keep rims off the frame
• Wheels and carry handles on models built for air travel
• Internal straps to lock the frame down so it cannot move in transit

One tip that applies to all of them: protect the dropouts and head tube with offcuts of foam, and remove the number plate before you close the bag, or it will warp under pressure against the wall.

Wheel bags

A wheel bag travels separately from the bike bag and removes the classic weak point of transport: two wheels rubbing against each other. They come as single or double versions, sized for 20" (406 and 451 rims) or 24" Cruiser. Models with a padded internal divider protect rotors and discs; always remove the axles and pack them separately.

Helmet and kit bags

A full-face helmet does not belong loose in a sports holdall. Dedicated bags give a volume matched to the shell and the visor, a soft lining and often some ventilation, which keeps odours down after a wet day. Larger kit bags add an isolated helmet compartment, a vented section for a damp jersey and race pants, and a separate shoe pocket.

Trackside bags and rucksacks

This is the bag that lives between motos: spare gloves, goggles, the BMX tools kit, cable ties, a pump and a spare sheet of numbers. Look for outside pockets you can reach without emptying everything, a reinforced base for setting it down on wet ground, and a capacity that stays carryable on an infield where you walk a lot.

Choosing by type of trip

• Club training: a rucksack and a simple bike bag are enough, since the bike usually travels built
• Regional round by car: a kit bag with a helmet compartment, plus a wheel bag
• National event or long trip: padded bag with wheels, wheels packed separately, tools in their own luggage
• Air travel: reinforced bag, frame packed out, tyre pressure dropped before check-in

The brands available

• Chase: structured kit bags with a well-sized helmet compartment
• Stay Strong: a full range from rucksack to bike bag, in team colours
• Meybo: luggage matched to the brand's builds, understated finishes
• Supercross: bike bags designed for frequent travel
• Answer: versatile bags for training and racing alike

The BMX RACING advice

Tell us the wheel size of the bike, how many pairs of wheels you take and the kind of travelling you do, and we will point you to the bag and cases that genuinely fit, without oversizing. Being multi-brand, we compare volumes and padding rather than imposing one range. Dispatched within 24 to 72 hours, you can spread the cost over 2 or 3 payments available; the rest of the range is in our BMX accessories.