Today I went to IKEA
and a buddy I rode with to Ise
told me "Go get a DIMPA."
↑This thing
It was on sale today only, 399→299 yen.
I bought it.
It's a storage bag with handles
made of sturdy material for the price.
Apparently there's a life hack where you use this
as a makeshift wheel bag,
and my buddy is currently using a similar bag from Daiso (Japanese discount store)
but he says that one has durability issues.
The stated dimensions are 65×22×65cm.
For a rim called 700C standard, which is actually 622C,
when you mount a tire and inflate it,
the diameter only becomes a true 700mm
with 35C tires.
With 25C or 28C tires
the diameter is around 685mm,
but even that exceeds the DIMPA's stated 65cm.
Also, the sum of the thru-axle front and rear hub widths
of 100mm and 142mm equals 242mm,
which exceeds the DIMPA's stated 22cm, but...
Both front and rear wheels with tires
fit right in perfectly.
This tire is 25C,
and it looks like 30C would fit comfortably too.
Whether a cyclocross 32C+ knobby tire
will fit is unclear.
I'll verify that later.
I'm also waiting for comments
from anyone with expertise on this.
The hub widths fit fine too.
If you're loading it into a car,
you might want to insert a piece of cardboard or
thick bubble wrap as a divider,
or put a cover on the sprocket
and orient both the disc rotors to the outside
to protect things properly.
It also seems convenient for storing at home.
and a buddy I rode with to Ise
told me "Go get a DIMPA."
↑This thing
It was on sale today only, 399→299 yen.
I bought it.
It's a storage bag with handles
made of sturdy material for the price.
Apparently there's a life hack where you use this
as a makeshift wheel bag,
and my buddy is currently using a similar bag from Daiso (Japanese discount store)
but he says that one has durability issues.
The stated dimensions are 65×22×65cm.
For a rim called 700C standard, which is actually 622C,
when you mount a tire and inflate it,
the diameter only becomes a true 700mm
with 35C tires.
With 25C or 28C tires
the diameter is around 685mm,
but even that exceeds the DIMPA's stated 65cm.
Also, the sum of the thru-axle front and rear hub widths
of 100mm and 142mm equals 242mm,
which exceeds the DIMPA's stated 22cm, but...
Both front and rear wheels with tires
fit right in perfectly.
This tire is 25C,
and it looks like 30C would fit comfortably too.
Whether a cyclocross 32C+ knobby tire
will fit is unclear.
I'll verify that later.
I'm also waiting for comments
from anyone with expertise on this.
The hub widths fit fine too.
If you're loading it into a car,
you might want to insert a piece of cardboard or
thick bubble wrap as a divider,
or put a cover on the sprocket
and orient both the disc rotors to the outside
to protect things properly.
It also seems convenient for storing at home.