My visit to the PNW

[DebW]

That sounds normal. I have to remove derailleurs from my bike to pack it. The other thing I've learned is that it's critical to get the handlebars in the case so that they touch the bottom of the case after threading them around the wheel and the frame.

Glad you had a good cycling vacation and met some Seattle TEers.

Yes, I traveled with the Guru. DH did well with taking the bikes apart and putting them back together. However, we could not get both wheels for each bike in their cases, without taking off lots of components, i.e. the derailleurs, so we bought a 2 wheel bag and brought each of our front wheels in them.

[GLC1968]

That is so cool both that you got to bike in the San Juan's AND meet a couple of Seattle TE'rs!

We are actually heading up to the San Juan's tomorrow morning but for a sea kayaking trip...no biking. One of these days I'll get the opportunity to bike there instead of always kayaking!