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Regarding the weight of the bag I can only follow our official statistics from the factory that make it 8.2 and that is what it is in all of our media and the information I get from our design team. As you can imagine I can only go on the information provided. I never said ours is better than the EVOC, like I said my best friend is the UK marketing manager for EVOC they have made soft shell bike cases for longer than us and I have already pointed out its benefits. They are completely different as they provide completely different fixing, fastening systems etc. Both will do the job perfectly well in a different format but with the same result. Your bike will be protected and you have a lot greater piece of mind. The old EVOC bag is 8.6 but that is really irrelevant. I have never seen the EVOC bag collapse or been shown for it to collapse in any marketing material so maybe that is a feature they should show more of as it is clearly a handy one. Hardly false information, I have just never ever seen it so I sincerely apologise if this seems in any way misleading, If it does fold down into its base then that is great just wasn't a point I have ever been made aware of. Definitely not lying about our kit at all, I think you will see from the above it's a totally fair and unbiased review and have clearly stated the points we will be working on in future. Also the similar positive reviews on Dirt, Singletrack and Enduro Mag make exactly the same comparisons so our product does exactly what we say it will do and that is protect your bike. In the same way that the EVOC will. Like I said its personal preference at the end of the day and as long as people are able to explore and travel with their bikes safely and at the end of the day ride all the awesome trails then that is the main thing, whether they use a Polaris or an EVOC (i have friends that use both and way more besides).

agreed it is a beautiful bike! Can't wait to see all the new bikes at Eurobike next month

Polaris Industries make Snowmobiles :) Polaris Bikewear makes cycling clothing and Luggage in the UK.... although I have always thought a snowmobile would be a lot of fun! http://www.polaris-bikewear.co.uk/

Thanks for the dude comment but I am actually a girl (shocking in the cycle industry i know) Secondly ours is 8.2 and the EVOC is 8kg, I don't mention weight at all, there is nothing wrong with the EVOC it is a great bag we are only promoting our own product not calling anyone else. If you actually note, I just complimented the EVOCs plus point of being more stable. My friends work for EVOC and we all appreciate healthy competition within the industry. Regarding the foldable nature of both Pods being soft cases I sincerely imagine this is a beneficial feature of both, Reviews have shown that this particular feature on ours has been clearer and more functional but that is all. There is no bad blood it is simply a review of another bag that provides the same service as effectively. At the end of the day it is personal preference.

For a comparative Bag EVOC are actually £100 more expensive for their new Pro Bag that will take all the same size bikes but there has to be competition in any marketplace

We are working on an advanced hard shell design now that will take bigger bikes :)

Bike bags really are the future, we have lots of athletes who have taken our Bags on everything from a plane across the world multiple times to the the London Underground and Public transport and the maneuverability makes such a difference.

This may be a start for you > http://www.skyscanner.net/news/airline-bike-fees-cost-bringing-your-bike-onboard

This is our first attempt at a soft shell after a range of very successful rigid/semi rigid cases so we are taking all these points as positive steps to build from moving forwards. The positive we take is that all our athletes and reviewers have always arrived with a fully intact and well protected bike and that's the main aim, to beat the luggage handlers and keep peoples bikes safe! :)

The EVOC Pro bag this lines up against is actually more expensive by around £100 but they both have their positive points. The EVOC is slightly more stable due to its wheel placing but it doesn't collapse for storage making it slightly awkward to store and transport. They both take exactly the same range of bikes.