Comotion, in Eugene, has another good, full-sized, travel bike.
If you don't need to race, while traveling, Bike Friday, in Eugene, is great, too. I have a Bike Friday, and I depend on it, to travel for work. Their service folks are very loyal and dedicated. (You might be able to get into a race with it, if there is an understanding official.)
There isn't much good to say, from my experience, about the ease of traveling with a bike (not the fault of the mfgs.). Given that I absolutely need my Bike Friday with me, I realize that the airlines and TSA can put me out-of-business. They have full control, so I leave my civil rights in parking lot. There is frequent damage, so I try to fix whatever I can and find out where the bike stores are near my destinations.
"Schreck, George" wrote:
I have a bike with S&S couplers, and I did not have any problem until a curbside baggage handler asked me what I had inside, and when I told him, he said I should not have told him it was a bike and he tried to charge me. After a rather heated exchange, I took the bicycle inside an checked it at the counter without incident.
The only disadvantage is that when it goes through screening, they always open it, and after sifting through the contents, sometimes they cannot close it. As a result, you need to watch while they open it to give instructions if they have trouble trying to close it. they will not let you touch the bike, but they will allow you to shout some helpful advice. Nevertheless, traveling with one of these is not as easy as you would think given the terrorism fears and the fact that they are always going to open a case when x-ray shows that has a lot of wires and pipes inside.
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of Randy Lewandowski
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 5:34 AM
To: veloboy366@netzero.net
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ritchey Break Away Bike
Brian,
If it looks like luggage I don't think most airlines are going to ask you what's inside. They only really ask when you are checking over sized or overweight items. If really want to tell them that you have a bike in your suitcase go ahead and you might end up paying the extra fee, which is around 100.00.
BTW, I used to work for one of the big air carriers
Randy Lewandowski
On 3/9/06, veloboy366@netzero.net wrote: Hey OBRA,
Lately I've been intrigued with the idea behind Ritchey's Break Away bike. They now make a Ti Cross frameset that looks pretty sweet. I'm wondering if anybody around here owns any of the Break Away bikes (I think I saw the infamous Mike Murray on one) and if so what they think of the design. Solid, easy to set up ,etc? Also, more importantly, how is traveling with it? The travel case looks like it's the size of a large suitcase. So, how do the airlines treat it? Check it in like normal luggage, or do they try to screw you over because it's still got a bike on the inside. I became an uncle a month ago and just had my first visit down to my brothers place in California. After seeing the terrain I've decided that there is no way I'm going back without a bike. If I'm going to make more frequent trips down there then a "travel" bike like this starts making sense. Any info or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian
ps...Probably best to respond directly to me at:
veloboy366@verizon.net
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