thepope1986
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Any tips for flying international especially with connecting flights
Very true - love mine - but prepare to pay for excess baggage.TIP: EVOC travel bags. Awesome. Simply Awesome.
Do tell? I bought an EVOC bag recently for travelling - is it due to their weight or their bulk, or both?Very true - love mine - but prepare to pay for excess baggage.
Hi - They weigh in at 10kg so they do eat your allowance.Do tell? I bought an EVOC bag recently for travelling - is it due to their weight or their bulk, or both?
Cheers
That was exactly my thoughts I've heard both good and bad stories about bike boxes, but just about no bad stories with good bike travel cases.Hi - They weigh in at 10kg so they do eat your allowance.
My personal thoughta are:
1. Pay for a good bag and a bit of excess baggage and get to your ride spot with a more than good chance of your bike still being in tact
or
2. Risk damaging my bike and wasting a weeks holiday and no bike (or a rental)!
I'll take no. 1 any day of the week.
Someone obviously needs to learn to sweet talk the airline attendants.... But in all seriousness sometimes you just get unlucky.Jetstar are complete arseholes.
4 of us took bikes to NZ.
They dont have any allowance for sporting equipment + gouge you for excess baggage at $25 per kilo.
apparently the business is supported by excess baggage charges ,food costs and charging ridiculous fees to use your credit card.
would never fly with them again
there are ways to trick them.eg move stuff into your bike bag after its been weighed cos you have to take the bags somewhere else as they are oversized !!!
Has anyone stripped the rear shock of their bike and taken it on as hand luggage? As it's pressurised i've been advised by the airport unlikely, but you never know?.......
Hi T Rex,Cool...thanks for your tips...i need it
Sorry for the slow reply, I haven't looked at this thread in ages.Hi T Rex,
Just read through your traveling tips - thank you!
Which insurance do you recommend for covering bikes at home? I've been meaning to look into this as we now have 4 bikes and I would not be able to afford to cover them if anything happened.
Suggestions welcomed!