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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby dudeimkhmer » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:32 pm

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
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby hors d'oeuvre » Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:03 pm

^ 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.
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby dudeimkhmer » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:40 pm

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
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby hors d'oeuvre » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:50 pm

I'm flying Jet Blue also. You had to box it up right?
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby dudeimkhmer » Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:54 am

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
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby Shrox » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:23 am

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.
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby Tom Mosher » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:10 am

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! :twisted:
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby Alex » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:10 am

Tom Mosher wrote:I am going to start making YNOT bike bags! :twisted:



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
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby killahqueens » Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:35 am

Alex wrote:
Tom Mosher wrote:I am going to start making YNOT bike bags! :twisted:



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 :mrgreen:
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby elbertk » Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:27 am

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

Postby Terrible1 » Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:05 am

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.
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Re: Traveling with your Bike

Postby dudeimkhmer » Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:14 pm

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
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