Traveling with My Bike?

[Kathi]

I shipped my bike to Maine for a repaint. The LBS dismantled it for me, small fee, and boxed it. I ran it down to UPS and shipped it. The LBS would have shipped it but the UPS had already picked up that day. BTW, I did insure the frame for the current value.

Some of the bike shops around here rent boxes.

My bike fits inside my Honda CRV. No worries about it getting damaged on the outside of the vehicle.

[colby]

My bike fits inside my Honda CRV. No worries about it getting damaged on the outside of the vehicle.

When I read that, I thought "duh!" I think if it's just my husband and I driving (or just me for that matter), mine would fit in the hatch/back seat, too. Our back seats do fold down and it might just be enough room (plus it's a pretty small frame, since I'm so short).

I should be able to have room left over for gear in there, too, but if not, it's back to the roof-mount system.

Thanks everyone for their input -- I really appreciate it.