Brian Ecker
Something to think about if traveling abroad with a bike.
If a flight is codeshare between a domestic and a foreign airline, buy
the ticket thru the foreign airline as most are much more tolerant of
bikes even though the flight is operated by a domestic carrier.
For example: I flew PDX to Rome on a Delta ticket. The flight was
operated by Alitalia. Delta charged me $90 each way. Alitalia would
have been free.
Joe Cipale wrote:
> As a follow on to George's post: When I have traveled with my bike, I have traditionally used a Trico case and had mixed repsonse from airlines.
> Alaska - PDX billed me for the bike at $50.00 one-way
> San Jose/Seattle weighed the case. Since the weight was less than
> 35 lb, they said it could go through free.
>
> Delta - The most expensive at $90.00 one-way to Miami/Ft Lauderdale (with a
> change of planes in Dallas-Ft Worth).
>
> United - $100.00 roundtrip to LA
>
> Southwest - The worst at $100.00 one way to Phoenix.
>
> Delta/TWA to Israel - Dont ask... And this was before 9/11. Lets just say the
> were not the least bit interested and mde the price pretty
> exorbitant. Around $200.00 one way, IIR.
>
> Some airlines were pretty flexible. Others tend to be pretty strict. Many
> that I have dealt with (US Air, TWA, United) are no longer in business to
> the extent they once were.
>
> Joe
>
> Schreck, George wrote:
>
>> The SS case is essentially a piece of Samsonite luggage so it fits
>> within the guidelines, although it makes it a bit tighter fit. The case
>> comes in two sizes, and I recommend the larger size unless you have a
>> very small bicycle with 650 wheels. My bike is a carbon fiber Calfee
>> cross bike, and I find that I can set it up in about 15 to 20 minutes,
>> and it has never been damages due to the hard case and the fact that S&S
>> also includes struts to put inside to further prevent the case from
>> being collapsed.
>>
>> The only issues that I have had are with security opening it, which I
>> described in my previous post.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
>> Behalf Of Mike Murray
>> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:27 AM
>> To: obra@list.obra.org
>> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ritchey Break Away Bike
>>
>> I do have one. I am generally pleased with it. I have traveled with it
>> twice. The airlines have given me no flack despite the fact that the
>> case
>> is just slightly over the size limit and has a rather weird "bubble" on
>> the
>> side. It is easier to travel with then a regular bike in a case because
>> you
>> can carry it like a suitcase rather than drag a big bike box through
>> crowded
>> airports, on to shuttle busses, etc. The downside is that packing and
>> unpacking the bike is somewhat more complicated compared to a regular
>> bike
>> in a case. The Breakaway design is solid. Once assembled it rides just
>> like
>> any other steel bike. S&S couple will do the same thing and there are
>> more
>> options for builders, bike types, etc. They are slightly heavier and
>> more
>> obvious on the bike but the performance difference should be minimal.
>> The
>> S&S case is better than the Breakaway case. S&S has 2; a hard case and
>> a
>> soft case/back pack. The hard case looks just like a suitcase and has
>> wheels which are very handy. Candi has one because they don't make a
>> Breakaway small enough for her. I have not used or seen the S&S
>> backpack
>> case. The Breakaway case is soft sided, has no wheels and has side
>> stiffeners that tend to separate making packing a bit difficult. It
>> shows a
>> fair amount of wear and tear after only 2 plane trips so it may have a
>> limited life span. It does fold up so it will store in a smaller space
>> than
>> a hard case. The other down side to the Ritchey is that the paint job
>> is
>> pretty marginal. The paint chips and cracks easily. There were chips
>> around
>> the joints from day one. The price for the Ritchey is slightly less then
>> an
>> S&S bike in general, at least when we bought ours.
>>
>> Let me know if you need any more info.
>>
>> Mike Murray
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
>> Behalf Of veloboy366@netzero.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 22:07 PM
>> To: obra@list.obra.org
>> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Ritchey Break Away Bike
>>
>>
>> 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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