Traveling with your Bike

[dudeimkhmer]

When i flew with my bike my sister told me to check it in at art and have it in a cardboard box
i labeled it as fragile art and it cost me 25 bux to send my whole bike (minus bars and pedals i had to put in my suitcase) Otherwise they wanted roughly 60 to send my bike

[hors d'oeuvre]

^ Is that really a true story? Because that sounds awesome if it would work. I have a flight from CA to NY and definitely want to take my shit but there's no information about it anywhere on the Airline's website.

[dudeimkhmer]

i flew through american airlines
I'm actually flying next week with my bike through jetblu and they're letting me bring it free but no suitcase.
or if i wanted a suitcase also it'll have a 30 dollar charge
although you still can bring a dufflebag with your stuff as a carry on

[hors d'oeuvre]

I'm flying Jet Blue also. You had to box it up right?

[dudeimkhmer]

They told me i could box it up or i could just wrap it in cardboard to protect it because they aren't going to be liable for damage

[Shrox]

Man, riding in Japan would just be too dope. I would really buy a hardshell, or like stated earlier, pitch on one with a friend. It could really come in handy in the future.

[Tom Mosher]

Okay, so normally the deal is that you have to take your bike apart and put it in a legit bike box then you usually wind up paying somewhere around $100 each way. (I've had to pay more and less, however)

My only luck was on my most recent trip where someone loaned me a hockey bag to put my bike in. I tore my bike apart and tossed it in (with most my clothes too!) then checked it like a normal bag, not even oversized! That one act alone saved me $100!

I am going to start making YNOT bike bags!

[Alex]

I am going to start making YNOT bike bags!

this is a really really good idea. congo's bike bag in RVA was sick and made me really want a bike bag. I'll totally buy a YNOT one if you make them Tom, haha

[killahqueens]

I am going to start making YNOT bike bags!

this is a really really good idea. congo's bike bag in RVA was sick and made me really want a bike bag. I'll totally buy a YNOT one if you make them Tom, haha

i second that, i really need one too

[elbertk]

Is it cheaper/safer to send a bike as luggage through an airline or other means such as USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL etc..?

[Terrible1]

I haven't ever flown with my fixed gear but I flew to Austin with my BMX on JetBlue. When they asked what it was I just said it was bike parts as opposed to saying a complete bike and they let me fly it for free.

[dudeimkhmer]

If your flying jetblue they let you fly your bike for free, but its your checked in baggage
except when i was flying back home from seattle the people at the counter tried to give me shit about it and said it was too big. But a simple call to the manager will let you fly your bike easily