[Bvc-chat] Bike-carrying luggage?

[Kim Topp]

Also, not sure about the bike shops around here, but when I've needed those
foam tubes, the local bike shops (back in Iowa anyway) were always more
than happy to give theirs a second life...



On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Kim Topp <kim.topp at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've also found that renting or shipping the bike has proven cheaper...
> Crazy airlines!
>
> Remember back when USA Cycling gave you 1 air voucher/year with your
> yearly license?? Sure do miss that...
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 2:30 PM, ROBERT VAN BRUNT <rbvanbrunt at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I have a luggage bike carrier but it is not a real hard sided kind but
>> it has always done the job for me. It is a universal carrier of road
>> bikes and requires the handle bars and pedals and wheels to be
>> removed. The only problem I have had is with the TSA removing the bike
>> from the case and not putting it back in the case correctly. They
>> damaged the frame by throwing every thing back in and placing a wheel
>> hub on top of the frame denting it. They did pay for it. If you use it
>> you will need take pictures of your bike (big pictures) in the case
>> and how instructions on how the TSA will have to repackage it.
>>
>> Have you looked into how much the airlines are now charging to take
>> this as luggage?
>> I have found many times it was a lot cheaper to rent a Bike locally
>> when you get there. You will have to take the measurements off of your
>> current bike.
>>
>> Hot Dogger Bob
>> rbvanbrunt at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> On 11/21/11, Frank Irwin <frank.irwin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Nicole Sharp <nicolesharp at tamu.edu>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I'm hoping to transport my bike to Ohio so that I can keep training
>> over
>> >> Christmas break. Does anyone have luggage capable of fitting a road
>> bike
>> >> (and/or advice for transporting a bike by plane) that I could borrow
>> for
>> >> two
>> >> weeks over Christmas and New Year's?
>> >
>> > I have a soft-sided bike bag that's safely gotten my bike to (and from)
>> > France and Italy, if you want to borrow it.  It has wheels, and the fork
>> > and rear drop out clamp to the base of it.  You will need to remove your
>> > handlebar, but you'll need to do that for any case.
>> >
>> > Let me know if you want to use it, and I'll bring it to Bryan the next
>> time
>> > I'm there.
>> >
>> > Frank
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