Woe is me . . . just the other day, I posted in a thread about taking my bike to NY with me while I visit my family (they live near the Adirondacks, so there will be great riding to be had). Anyway . . . I was reading some posts over on RBR about taking a bike, and darn, the cost is just outrageous. I'm flying Delta, and they charge $100 each way - my ticket was only $284, from Miami to Syracuse. Then, I'm renting the case from my LBS ($40.00) and it's not that I don't have the money to spend, I'm just thinking, "okay, it's $240.00 which is a new cycling computer; I'm going to be gone July 7-12, and what if it rains while I'm there and can't get out and ride; what if because it's a short trip and my bike, for whatever reason doesn't change planes with me; and yada, yada, yada." All of a sudden I have tremendous anxiety. Some of the RBR threads I read said to flash a curbside porter a $20.00 and they'll take your bike and you'll not be charged the $100. I'm traveling alone and I think too this has something to do with my anxiety. This would be my first trip with my bike and having to worry about re-assembling it just adds to the anxiety. I can change flats, make adjustments, etc., but I all of a sudden have no faith in my abilities. What a mess.

First the TdF scandal, and now my traveling anxiety, what's a gal to do?