Bicycle Travel Couplers

A-train Cycles is proud to now offer bicycle torque couplers made by S and S machine (sometimes called S&S couplers.)  S&S couplers are precision lugs that are installed in your frame that allow you to break the frame into two pieces with a turn of a wrench.  The purpose of this is to allow you to be able to pack your complete bicycle in a case that is small enough to be considered regular checked baggage on your favorite airline.  Fees that airlines charge vary greatly, but to bring a non-couplered bike on a plane could cost anywhere from $50 on some of the smaller airlines to $200 on some of the bigger airlines. That’s up to $400 round trip!

• Two couplers for a bike that I am building you–  $400
• Two couplers retrofitted on a bike that you currently own– $475 (this does not include any paint work)

This pricing includes professional installation and the S&S coupler wrench.

A few S&S coupler highlights:

• If you travel and you want to bring your bicycle they will pay for themselves very quickly.
• They are strong.  Testing done by Sands Machine has shown that the couplers are stronger that a Reynolds 531 tube, meaning the tube will buckle before the interface of the coupler fails.
• Made in the USA
• Made from stainless steel so they will never rust.

For more information feel free to contact me or take a look around the Sands Machine website.