How to travel with Bikes

This video is a little different than my usual videos but I wanted to make it since the Holidays are coming up and a lot of you will be traveling. This is how I travel with my bike and gear by van and by airplane. This van conversion has been one of the greatest decisions of my life. Its almost been a full year now that I have had it and I still am in love with it as if it were the first day! It has allowed me to be able to travel to al my trips with all of my desired bikes and gear.
As for traveling by plane.....I usually only choose one bike. My Thule RoundTrip bike bag has been a game changer as well. This bike bag has a built in stand to make it so much easier to take apart and re build the bike making my travels so much more enjoyable.
Thank you for watching and hope to catch you on a trail near you!!
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[@Theyachtbroker]

If THULE sells out of their bike bags this week, I’ll know why 😂

[@phantoms-yy5jv]

I don't even want to know how much that badass bag is!😂

[@Striveon247]

Not for a 1000 bucks

[@hillrunner2]

Great video! That was a enjoyable video to watch, your smile and enthusiasm for life bring a smile, and your "boom" are fantastic. Have a safe and great time riding.

[@wanderingoutyonder]

Loved this! Thule has some great products! Keep making memories & adventure on! ~Karen & Shannon WOY

[@toddstearns8437]

Very helpful! Did not even know Thule made that bag! That thing is awesome!

[@LuvinLifeInCA]

Quality all the way. Now I want to see your golf swing. Your content makes me happy. Be well Heather.

[@patrolmaverick]

That bike bag is pretty impressive. It looks like they've put a lot of thought into the design.

[@hermanrojas5348]

Wow I’m digging that Thule bike travel bag 👍🏼

[@CC-hm9zc]

wow, you are an amazing ambassador from Specialized bikes, all your bikes are really care, Thanks for share...regards.

[@jniemec]

Thanks for sharing this and showcasing the Thule bike pack what a great location to do it!

[@mrdee03]

Liking the Thule travel bag. Thanks for posting. I never knew it existed.

[@PullCordGrabGears]

Keep killin’ it lady! Nice work.

[@singlerider1104]

w😮w~🤩 It's a super awesome video. There was a perfect way. Thank you, Heather~🤘

[@64chrisg]

Awesome Thule bike bag.

[@naldsiklista]

nice bikes and also i like the combination of colors of the frame and handle grips thanks for sharing

[@juanhidalgo7043]

Thank for the video. I will be going to Alaska in April next year so this one will be awesome to have! 😊

[@scottdouglasshieldsnclmtab9950]

Nice, neat, and complete !! 🤘🏽😁🤘🏽

[@settlers33]

Super cool!

[@duathlete827]

Your sweet parents have spoiled you lol. You are well taken care of. That bike travel bag setup is outstanding.

[@austinado16]

Really nice job on the van build, and the Thule bike suitcase is well thought out and put together. Nice to see someone else riding Kendas!

[@HeatherMunive]

Thank you! Kenda tires are my go too

[@kennethkehmna1237]

Heather, thanks for the video! You and your dad did a great job on that van build!

[@HeatherMunive]

Thank you!

[@madisonvillavert745]

Love the Thule bag.

[@JustYourAvarageJoe]

Sweet van set up

[@ElshanVideo]

Very cool!

[@jeremyharris4415]

Good morning Heather wow I love your Bike Bag it’s fantastic idea it’s better than my Box that I used last time. The time I got to my destination my box was half destroyed and some things were damaged I was not happy. I will have to get myself one next time I go travelling on a plane. Take care Heather and hope you have a wonderful Christmas

[@tomassanesson902]

Awesome cool build ❤❤❤🤘👍

[@ferdiremo]

Loving your content.

[@apolinargutierrezmtb]

The Van Looks so Awesome your Amazing Dad did a wonderful work building you the Dream Van 🚐 to Travel across the country to ride awesome trails can’t wait to buy a Thule Bike Bag to travel to different states to ride awesome trails for a fun day of adventure riding 😃😘😘❤️❤️🌹🌹Have a wonderful Christmas with your Amazing Family 🎄🎄

[@TikiBikerBob]

Love the van and set up! Need to figure out how to build one big enough to two kids, the wife and a doggo and Im set!🤣🤣 Safe travels and safe riding! Happy Holidays Heather!

[@JamesLG4]

looks like a pretty well thought out bike bag

[@Jadetaratingan5691]

More videos like this! Watching from Philippines 🇵🇭!

[@TheMasssh]

great video

[@MadHatterND]

Your video popped up on my dailies and I’m glad it did. I can’t wait to get a sprinter bike van in the near future. You have great content and I look forward to your channel.

[@HeatherMunive]

Thank you! I can’t wait till you experience the sprinter van life. It sure is something special!

[@martinvaladez2500]

Todo esta muy bien valio la pens el esfuerso que iso tu papa los felicito. Hether es tiempo de nabida Feliz nabida a ti y tu familia

[@johnnyrambles]

Those rear door bags are awesome! I need to call my mom. 🤣

[@thepokernomad3033]

That’s awesome 🤘🏾🚴🏾‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️🚐💨

[@shredntread9600]

Cool video!! I really like that Thule bike bag but it weighs 29lbs by itself. So it would be quite expensive to get that bag on the airplane, somewhere in the $150-200 range. But then again it s $6k bike and that bag has some great features. Keep Shred'N !!

[@TheCrippo]

I’ve got that Thule bag, used it to race the Yak Attack in Nepal. It’s so protective I didn’t bother removing the rear mech. Being able to fold it right down made leaving it at the hotel in Kathmandu a much more polite affair.

[@bobsinger3377]

Cool! Though I'm hooked, I'd watch Heather wash the van. Looks like the bike bag is ~ $1K.

[@JCreole]

Great idea 🤔 no back windows 👍

[@robgoffroad]

For a thousand-dollar bag, it BETTER be fantastic.

[@slavikamex]

After all it’s gotta protect her $35K in bikes! Good investment.

[@scottivanoff3332]

I go all over the place to but me e bike is a pain in ass to fly with lol have a good day

[@petercunningham5820]

You're across the street from my house in Corona Del Mar 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[@jcrewguy123]

kudo's Heather! Thanks for sharing. Looks like being a MTB KZbinr is allowing you to travel the country/world showing us all the great trails and rides. Keep the content coming and we will continue to like, comment, subscribe and share! $$$

[@willreasoner4384]

Holly Molly... you must be RICH ! LOL ! You GO ....young Lady ! Life is short... enjoy it to the Max. I know... I'm 71 and trying to figure out... how I got there ! So... Don't Blink ! Good Video !

[@rupedog]

Love the presenting voice and style.... The female 'single track sampler'... Would love to see them do a co-lab vid. I reckon heather could out-shred Alex too

[@MrFahrenheit99]

Rad!

[@marqonthewalls9354]

Nice setup heather! I'm still thinking how to convert my small mpv into a camper bike's van. Size really matter though.

[@christianaleta6759]

beutiful dream bike😮

[@owencodes]

Hey Heather huge fan Id love to know what type of van you have its awesome

[@MM-xz7lk]

Heather, do you ever plan on riding and making a video on the Palisades Plunge trail? I’ve been thinking about this trail a lot lately and I’m a fan of your videos, so would love to see a vid on this trail.

[@pahadiridermj1056]

Wao ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dennisdownes9319]

Great video! Next time, maybe you could tell us how it is to put the bag on an airplane? Is it "overweight?" Cost? does it get bumped often? Thanks DD

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

😎 dude...mic check

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

Don't tell me this is the OC... That looks like one of my favorite beaches Corona del Mar maybe 🌴🌴

[@keithz9518]

I was wondering the same thing

[@phantoms-yy5jv]

Heather, are all your specialized bikes 27.5's? Just got a Rockhopper 29 and it's so AWESOME!!😍The only thing I don't like is going from my GT 24 bmxer with 1.75 tires to my hopper with wide tires!! I'm so jealous of your van,lol.

[@bxpais]

Could you please share the bike racks you use in your van? That is the ones where you take the wheel off, put the axle bike in the fork and the rack clamps onto the axle.

[@johnzemetra6106]

The Thule bike bag beats the cardboard bike box I used in the 80’s.

[@medjasmin31]

I like so

[@loadblock4995]

Cool people golf🙈

[@loadblock4995]

Your evoc friends must be jealous😂

[@ratcamaro]

That's a cool bike bag. I gotta look it up. How much does the fully packed bag weight?

[@rupedog]

Depends on the bike in it. Bag alone weighs 13.4kg (29.5lbs)😮

[@DirtBikingFunWith14]

Great job Heather. I really liked this video. Very helpful. Have you had any issues traveling with your ebike?

[@HeatherMunive]

Thank you, I haven't traveled with the e bike by plane yet. Just in the van and it's been great. Aside from it being heavy Im sure it'd still be relatively easy to travel with by plane.

[@rupedog]

​​@@HeatherMuniveno Airlines to my knowledge take eebs... I understand its illegal, due to the large batteries. Basically as risky as a jerry can of petrol. 99.99% of times both would be fine.... But just that one time = crashed plane and 300 dead people. Case in point, an electric car battery fire that recently destroyed most of a car park. Imagine a eeb battery going faulty and bursting into flames while locked away in planes hold with all that other luggage to burn!

[@thabige42]

I have been thinking of getting a travel bag for my bike, have you ever had any damage or issues at all? Thanks!!

[@tomfitz3324]

Very cool van and video, but FWIW wheel ≠ tire 😂

[@leecowan9723]

As soon as you think “well what about this?” BOOM backs it up to cover exactly what you were concerned about

[@Rideworxsuspension]

I see you run the ODI and Ergon grips do you have an all around favorite?

[@johnpahl3555]

What model ODI grips do you typically use? Was trying to make it out but couldn’t quite see them well enough….thanks

[@Max.C.25]

Top….

[@mikerothmusic4128]

Thank you Heather so helpful! Quick question - does the Thule bag protect your brake rotors? My current bag ends up with bent rotors so i always have to take them off.

[@HeatherMunive]

Hey!! The bag does protect the rotors. that's one feature I love. the tire slides in and the rotors have a hard spot that protects them

[@mikerothmusic4128]

@@HeatherMunive Thanks so much! About how much does the bag way once its packed? Mine is right at 51.5 lbs and sometimes gets overweigh charges.

[@rubiointex]

Good night; Would you be so kind as to provide me with the brand of quick release brackets you have on the van to hold the bikes? Thank you

[@philbuck365]

Hey Heather that travel bag looks amazing. I want to travel by plane with a E bike but not sure how that will work with the battery? have you done this?

[@HeatherMunive]

Hey, I have not flown with my e bike yet. I would have to do some research on if were able to travel with that size battery.

[@rupedog]

Airlines cannot carry any e-bike. This is due to the risk of the battery catching fire and that would down the plane. U might be able to ship as cargo, with special measures for the battery. Besides it being illegal, it would be impossible to get a full fat eeb plus bag under the 32kg max.

[@rdboone100]

How did you mount the bags on the back door of the van?

[@riskyron1416]

However no US based airline allows more than 1000 watt hour lithium batteries unless it is on a medically prescribed mobility device. And battery must be with you in cabin. a 48 Volt e-bike battery would exceed that.

[@ralva2779]

😎👍🏾

[@jacobserricchio9000]

Watch it with all those hand movements!!!

[@joediglio3699]

Came to Jacksonville Fla Hanna park ride tail??

[@bikeasaurusmtb381]

Oh snap! MTB Cribs! lol

[@rschreck876]

Donk!

[@bikeninja956]

it's all fun and games until the airline looses your bike bag... :P

[@phantoms-yy5jv]

How'd you like to be the airline representative that has to tell Heather they lost her bike😬

[@michaelsturgeon5210]

@heathermunive have you been affected by specialized ditching there brand embasadors ?

[@sal6199]

How many different bikes do you have , what kind are they.

[@powskier]

How does the huge Lithium battery make it past TSA? I don't get it....unless you say it's just a regular bike.

[@wrongsend7106]

Is your mom bought that van for you. Lucky life

[@edwardvanwormer6993]

Great video! Does the bike travel case still come in under 50lbs with your gear added in?

[@mannyvidal4917]

There is no way she is NOT paying for the extra weight. She should be ok if she takes out all the extra stuff she packed in there

[@edwardvanwormer6993]

@@mannyvidal4917 I know my MTB weighs about 30lbs.the bag has to be close to 20,so I'm guessing it's over 50 lbs with the gear and extra parts.

[@rupedog]

​​@@edwardvanwormer6993the bag is 29.5lbs/13.4kg.

[@edwardvanwormer6993]

@rupedog so it's definitely over 50 pounds, therefore extra charge. Thank you.

[@rupedog]

​@@edwardvanwormer6993try evoc pro bike bag. 10kg. So if u have a light bike, sub 13kg/29lbs and nothing else in the bag, u might get it under. The evoc standard bike bag weighs less than pro version also.

[@rupedog]

How do you keep the bike bag under 32kg /70lbs max of any airline... An approx 14kg/30lbs+ bike, 13.4kg/29.5lbs bag, plus the tyres, tools, helmet clothes, etc? My evoc pro bag is 10kg, bike 13.5kg, but with helmet, basic tools, pedals, shoes etc I struggled to get it under 32kg!

[@naturallogiclife4475]

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[@powskier]

Don't you slip in a plastic wedge in the front brake as soon as you take the wheel off? Just a slight accidental touch of the front brake and you got yourself an air bubble and it's bleed time.

[@rupedog]

That won't cause an air bubble. The issue is advancing the pistons so much they pop out and brake fluid pours out everywhere

[@onelove8062]

Pretty easy to do in an enormous expensive sprinter arghh

[@whitefox86]

You take everything on credit, you have no fear? america is printing dollars and can't stop! let's print more

[@sal6199]

How whaps up

[@recyclespinning9839]

Sooo , what do you do for a living ?

[@rupedog]

Get you to watch her videos😂

[@seanbresnahan2149]

How much do the airlines charge for the bike bag?

[@michaelstape5437]

@HeatherMunive I was wondering this too?

[@rupedog]

AA from UK to US was $75 each way. BA UK to SA is £70 each way😬 Both paid for this year.

[@fattie2550]

Hash tag Homeless Life. Ha ha ha

[@Rawsheeve133]

wife material right there

[@bullit4x]

I’m sure you did. But you didn’t mention to block your brakes (insert shim between pads).

[@gilbertamthor5098]

E,bike??? Wtf? Awesome van though. We have the Winnebago travato. Alot more creature comforts and full shower and bathroom for the Mrs ( a must )

[@wavewaker2]

You are cool but 🤔 your Dad is cooler than you for building. Camper van 🚐 👍🤣🤣