What's the best bike box / case out there (for around £300)?

Take a look at the Velovault.

Totally British made and it is not a 5 year old design, so it fits 29er wheels too, if you're ever likely to travel with a MTB.

It's £450 new but we have a few ex hire boxes we can sell currently.

You can make one for £20. Coupla sheets of tri-wall card, 2x1 and a few screws???

You can make one for £20. Coupla sheets of tri-wall card, 2x1 and a few screws???

+1 for the EVOC, very well designed and manufactured soft case that has the added bonus is easy to store when not in use. Was told if I was buying a case there would be no more room for any more bikes, so bought a soft roll up case and there is still plenty of space for more bikes...

Those B&W cases aren't bad, (we had 2 in our household at one point), but they're not a patch on the BikeBox Alan which has replaced one of them. The B&W's locks are plasticky and can be awkward to align, when the box is upright the bottom section between the wheels sags and drags on the floor when wheeling the case around the airport, that leads to the built-in Velcro strap wearing away, the internal straps to secure the bike are pretty poor, and the whole thing feels a bit rickety. On the plus side they're fairly light and compact, and most importantly feature an anti-crush pole to brace the two flat sides against each other. Plus you'll find one second hand on eBay for well under budget.

But in the event of nuclear war I'll be hiding in my BikeBox Alan!

Recommend the B&W International bike box. They are really well made with loads of padding inside to protect your bike and great value.

http://www.saltdogcycling.com/brands/B-and-W-Bike-Box/b-w-international-...

Also if it get handled roughly by the baggage handlers there are spares available.

Wheels, Catches and Handles.

Bike Box Alan is your best bet hire or buy. http://bikeboxalan.co.uk/

But that's going to be more than £300 to buy.

If you are set on buying and not hiring. Inside the £300 you can get

Elite Vaison Bike Box £300
DHB Elsted Bike Box £180
B&W Bike Box £250

All of those offer the same sort of protection

Why don't you just hire one?
It's cost me 100 quid for 3 weeks hire o a bike box Allan for July