Quote Originally Posted by Triskeliongirl View Post
Well another option then is to use a cardboard box from your LBS, toss it in Paris, and get another one from a LBS in Barcelona. That shouldn't be too hard.

I know some of the places you will visit. Brittany is lovely, as is the cycling on the costa brava. Just get yourself out of Barcelona, and then cycle the lovely coastal road up to St. Felieu. From there you can ride inland to Girona, through the foothills of the pyrenes. The coastal road to St. Felieu is probably one of the most beautiful roads I ever cycled on.

You could also think about having your Luna cut. Does Margo retrofit with s/s couplers? Too bad you didn't have it built that way in the first place. But, you still need to store the suitcase. A good time to do a retrofit is when the bike needs painting anyway. I was very pleased with the job Bilenky did on my retrofit.
I've spent alot of time in Brittany (my ex-DH is from there) and a bit of time in Catalunya, too. The biking in Spain will be in Girona, and Barcelona will be afterwards for a few days of being a tourist. I'm into architecture and cities and gardens, so I'll be walking around alot looking up (and down at the paving patterns). Thanks for the tip on St. Felieu.

The Luna does not have round tubes, so it' can't be cut. But that's okay, I'd hate for her to undergo that kind of surgery! I've been to Europe alot, mostly France, but I haven't been with a bike since I was 15 and did a tour through France for a month. I'm really looking forward to it. It will also be my first trip to France since the breakup of my marriage after 17 years. I think getting over that hurdle will be important to my continued growth and happiness.