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if there are two of you look on craigs list for a triall3sports 2 bike case. they retail for 600 but you can find them for around 200. ours allready paid for itself on our trip to st.louis. we were able to fit shoes, helmets and clothing and of course the bikes and wheels into ours.

 

scott 

--- On Mon, 7/27/09, Suz Weldon <Suz@dishchoice.com> wrote:

From: Suz Weldon <Suz@dishchoice.com>
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Bikes on Alaska Airlines
To: obra@list.obra.org
Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 5:28 PM

That's why you should fly Alaska whenever possible. 50 bucks, and if it's in a small enough case, $15 if you're not checking anything else. I think Southwest is still pretty good too.

http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/help/faqs/CheckedBaggage.asp


Quoting Jennifer Slawta <slawta@sou.edu>:

> I just went to Colorado to race Mt Evans - both United and Delta  charged $175 each way per bike. It cost us (my husband and I) $700  to fly our bikes, and my husband only rode one day. It was more  expensive than the cost of our flights! We had no idea. My  suggestion - UPS your bike! We will drive next year to Mt Evans. It  took us 12 hours to get home because one of our flights was canceled  - would have taken 6 more hours just to drive and saved $1,500:)  Good luck with your trip, Jenny
>
>>>> Mike Kender <michael_kender@yahoo.com> 07/26/09 10:33 AM >>>
>
> I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone  knows the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone  done this lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there a  cheaper or better way to get the bike there?
>
> Thanks for any help and recommendations!
>
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if there are two of you look on craigs list for a triall3sports 2 bike case. they retail for 600 but you can find them for around 200. ours allready paid for itself on our trip to st.louis. we were able to fit shoes, helmets and clothing and of course the bikes and wheels into ours.
 
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--- On Mon, 7/27/09, Suz Weldon wrote:

From: Suz Weldon
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Bikes on Alaska Airlines
To: obra@list.obra.org
Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 5:28 PM

That's why you should fly Alaska whenever possible. 50 bucks, and if it's in a small enough case, $15 if you're not checking anything else. I think Southwest is still pretty good too.

http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/help/faqs/CheckedBaggage.asp

Quoting Jennifer Slawta :

> I just went to Colorado to race Mt Evans - both United and Delta  charged $175 each way per bike. It cost us (my husband and I) $700  to fly our bikes, and my husband only rode one day. It was more  expensive than the cost of our flights! We had no idea. My  suggestion - UPS your bike! We will drive next year to Mt Evans. It  took us 12 hours to get home because one of our flights was canceled  - would have taken 6 more hours just to drive and saved $1,500:)  Good luck with your trip, Jenny
>
>>>> Mike Kender 07/26/09 10:33 AM >>>
>
> I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone  knows the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone  done this lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there a  cheaper or better way to get the bike there?
>
> Thanks for any help and recommendations!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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That's why you should fly Alaska whenever possible. 50 bucks, and if
it's in a small enough case, $15 if you're not checking anything else.
I think Southwest is still pretty good too.

http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/help/faqs/CheckedBaggage.asp

Quoting Jennifer Slawta :

> I just went to Colorado to race Mt Evans - both United and Delta
> charged $175 each way per bike. It cost us (my husband and I) $700
> to fly our bikes, and my husband only rode one day. It was more
> expensive than the cost of our flights! We had no idea. My
> suggestion - UPS your bike! We will drive next year to Mt Evans. It
> took us 12 hours to get home because one of our flights was canceled
> - would have taken 6 more hours just to drive and saved $1,500:)
> Good luck with your trip, Jenny
>
>>>> Mike Kender 07/26/09 10:33 AM >>>
>
> I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone
> knows the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone
> done this lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there
> a cheaper or better way to get the bike there?
>
> Thanks for any help and recommendations!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
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Tony Pereira

Shameless plug: I install S & S couplers on steel bikes. Cost is $500
plus paint.
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Brady Brady wrote:
>
> 6 roundtrips offset the cost of the S&S couplers on my travel bike,
> which otherwise is just like a normal cross bike. These couplers can
> be retrofit on steel and ti frames, and with these most bikes can fit
> in a 26x26x10 piece of luggage, which is the maximum (62 dimensional
> inches) to be considered “standard” size for checked baggage. Some
> people use 26x26x12, but you’re hosed if they bust out the tape measure.
>
> Sooner or later you’ll get an agent who won’t buy your story and
> insists on measuring your luggage--it’s surprisingly satisfying to
> deny the greedy airlines additional revenue.
>
> *From:* obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org]
> *On Behalf Of *Sam Huffman
> *Sent:* Monday, July 27, 2009 12:14 PM
> *To:* Jennifer Slawta
> *Cc:* obra@list.obra.org
> *Subject:* Re: [OBRA Chat] Bikes on Alaska Airlines
>
> I flew to Anchorage on Alaska Air last month with my bike. Alaska
> charged me a $25 surcharge on the flight up. On the flight back I was
> told that the fee was $50, but the check-in machine only charged $25
> again. My bike was in a hard case, large enough to store my 64cm frame.
>
> My brother flew on Delta from DC to Anchorage and paid $175. He opted
> to ship the bike back UPS.
>
>
> Sam
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Jennifer Slawta > wrote:
>
> I just went to Colorado to race Mt Evans - both United and Delta
> charged $175 each way per bike. It cost us (my husband and I) $700 to
> fly our bikes, and my husband only rode one day. It was more expensive
> than the cost of our flights! We had no idea. My suggestion - UPS your
> bike! We will drive next year to Mt Evans. It took us 12 hours to get
> home because one of our flights was canceled - would have taken 6 more
> hours just to drive and saved $1,500:) Good luck with your trip, Jenny
>
> >>> Mike Kender > 07/26/09 10:33 AM >>>
>
>
> I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone
> knows the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone
> done this lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there a
> cheaper or better way to get the bike there?
>
> Thanks for any help and recommendations!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
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b hamon

Jennifer S. wrote: "It was more expensive than the cost of our flights! We had no idea. My suggestion - UPS your bike!"

********

Here's another idea. If your event is held in one of 130-some cities where Amtrak has a package depot, you can ship your bike by rail. You DO have to buy Amtrak's box (10 bucks), but the shipping cost is 69.00 anywhere in continental US that Amtrak sends or receives freight. WAY cheaper than UPS, and in my experience far more reliable to boot. Even if you have to rent a car and drive to the closest Amtrak station to get your bike it's still a better value. And every bike I've shipped by rail has arrived unscathed (this assumes you know how to properly box a bike. If you don't it's worth paying a shop to do.)

Beth

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Brady Brady

6 roundtrips offset the cost of the S&S couplers on my travel bike, which otherwise is just like a normal cross bike. These couplers can be retrofit on steel and ti frames, and with these most bikes can fit in a 26x26x10 piece of luggage, which is the maximum (62 dimensional inches) to be considered "standard" size for checked baggage. Some people use 26x26x12, but you're hosed if they bust out the tape measure.

Sooner or later you'll get an agent who won't buy your story and insists on measuring your luggage--it's surprisingly satisfying to deny the greedy airlines additional revenue.

From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of Sam Huffman
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:14 PM
To: Jennifer Slawta
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Bikes on Alaska Airlines

I flew to Anchorage on Alaska Air last month with my bike. Alaska charged me a $25 surcharge on the flight up. On the flight back I was told that the fee was $50, but the check-in machine only charged $25 again. My bike was in a hard case, large enough to store my 64cm frame.

My brother flew on Delta from DC to Anchorage and paid $175. He opted to ship the bike back UPS.

Sam

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Jennifer Slawta > wrote:
I just went to Colorado to race Mt Evans - both United and Delta charged $175 each way per bike. It cost us (my husband and I) $700 to fly our bikes, and my husband only rode one day. It was more expensive than the cost of our flights! We had no idea. My suggestion - UPS your bike! We will drive next year to Mt Evans. It took us 12 hours to get home because one of our flights was canceled - would have taken 6 more hours just to drive and saved $1,500:) Good luck with your trip, Jenny

>>> Mike Kender > 07/26/09 10:33 AM >>>

I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone knows the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone done this lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there a cheaper or better way to get the bike there?

Thanks for any help and recommendations!

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I flew to Anchorage on Alaska Air last month with my bike. Alaska charged me
a $25 surcharge on the flight up. On the flight back I was told that the fee
was $50, but the check-in machine only charged $25 again. My bike was in a
hard case, large enough to store my 64cm frame.

My brother flew on Delta from DC to Anchorage and paid $175. He opted to
ship the bike back UPS.

Sam

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Jennifer Slawta wrote:

> I just went to Colorado to race Mt Evans - both United and Delta charged
> $175 each way per bike. It cost us (my husband and I) $700 to fly our bikes,
> and my husband only rode one day. It was more expensive than the cost of our
> flights! We had no idea. My suggestion - UPS your bike! We will drive next
> year to Mt Evans. It took us 12 hours to get home because one of our flights
> was canceled - would have taken 6 more hours just to drive and saved
> $1,500:) Good luck with your trip, Jenny
>
> >>> Mike Kender 07/26/09 10:33 AM >>>
>
> I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone knows
> the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone done this
> lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there a cheaper or better
> way to get the bike there?
>
> Thanks for any help and recommendations!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Stephen Fitzgerald

Last year I flew to LA on Alaska and brought my bike in a soft bike case
that looked like a large suitcase. Nobody asked me what was in the bag,
and I was able to check it as normal luggage without paying any
additional fees. I'm not sure what the measurements are for max standard
luggage, but if you can get your bike to pack small enough, you may not
have to pay extra. My bike is a 60cm by the way.

-Stephen

Jennifer Slawta wrote:
> I just went to Colorado to race Mt Evans - both United and Delta charged $175 each way per bike. It cost us (my husband and I) $700 to fly our bikes, and my husband only rode one day. It was more expensive than the cost of our flights! We had no idea. My suggestion - UPS your bike! We will drive next year to Mt Evans. It took us 12 hours to get home because one of our flights was canceled - would have taken 6 more hours just to drive and saved $1,500:) Good luck with your trip, Jenny
>
>
>>>> Mike Kender 07/26/09 10:33 AM >>>
>>>>
>
> I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone knows the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone done this lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there a cheaper or better way to get the bike there?
>
> Thanks for any help and recommendations!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>

Stephen Hemminger

I bought a Ritchey break-away a couple of years ago because the cost
of the bike was about the
same as 6 round trip airline surcharges.

Jennifer Slawta

I just went to Colorado to race Mt Evans - both United and Delta charged $175 each way per bike. It cost us (my husband and I) $700 to fly our bikes, and my husband only rode one day. It was more expensive than the cost of our flights! We had no idea. My suggestion - UPS your bike! We will drive next year to Mt Evans. It took us 12 hours to get home because one of our flights was canceled - would have taken 6 more hours just to drive and saved $1,500:) Good luck with your trip, Jenny

>>> Mike Kender 07/26/09 10:33 AM >>>

I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone knows the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone done this lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there a cheaper or better way to get the bike there?

Thanks for any help and recommendations!

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I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone knows the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone done this lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there a cheaper or better way to get the bike there?

Thanks for any help and recommendations!

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