If you do fly with your bike. Reserch the airline policys concerning oversized baggage and bicycles, and, print it out. So you can bring it with you to the airport. The people at the check in have thier own ideas and policys about how this is handled and you are at thier mercy, so have some ammo when you check in. I travel frequently for work and bring some large tool chests with me and I dont think that the charges for the trip out and the return trip have ever been the same.