Bicycle Travel Case

[onimity]

Hey Sarah,

I didn't see that you were from the Ft. earlier... I live in Boulder. I know what you mean about luggage out of Denver, I am way more afraid of the handlers at DIA than I am the handlers in South America!

I am going to be flying into N. Patagonia and cycling down to Tierra del Fuego, then flying back to Santiago, so ideally I want something that I can ship within Argentina for less than the cost of the case, but I'd like a case because I'm not sure how much luck I'll have packing it up safely for the flight back otherwise...

Anne

[DebW]

I just flew with my bike. It has S&S Couplers and I have the 29"x29" hard case they sell for coupled bikes that avoids extra baggage charges. I watched the person behind the airline counter take my bike, put it on the conveyor belt, and then give it a shove so it fell over. Seems to have survived that (though I haven't ridden it since so my fingers are still crossed). The S&S coupled bikes get packed with padding on every tube and anti-crush posts inside the case and bridges in the forks and dropouts.

[ChickWithBrains]

I can't say enough good things about my Pika Pack. Just remember all bags get searched from time to time, and to wrap your components in rags/towels/bubblewrap/whatnot to avoid cosmetic damage. My bag is a softside, lightweight, often mistaken for a massage table or conference equipment (escaping the additional fee), and it's not as tough to get it from place to place. Good luck!