Originally Posted by
eugene_b
Haha thanks
However regarding this exact road I am still not sure, I was riding a bus back from work yesterday and saw another pair of crashed cars. I am just not sure anything good will happen if those cars crash when I happen to be near them.
If I go for Trucker Deluxe and considering that I need 29", will I still be able to pack that bike? I've checked bags for such bikes and they seem to be 26"x26" so I wonder if 29" wheel can still be fitted in it (by removing tire or something like that)? Also if I assemble that bike, I'll be able to customize all the options such as flat/drop handlebars, fat tires (similar to mountain bike), etc?
And on the other hand, if I choose non-S&S bike and will have to pack it into that huge box, would it be possible to travel with it at all? I mean even if I pack it into the bus (which will still results in a $30-40 fee according to their website), what would I do with that box after arrival? Are there some smart boxes that can be nicely folded so that it is possible to travel with them after getting off the bus?
It's not that bad, I basically took photos of worst case places. Most of the time the ground is relatively hard, in some places it's really muddy but those places are short and I'll just drive around on grass. In some places it gets a little soft/swampy but nothing too extreme.
Yeah, it's still my budget. I mean I of course don't have a goal of spending all that money so if there is some good bike under 1k, I would buy it however if there is something really good and worthy in 1-2k range, I don't mind paying for that at all.
A bike box that is 26x26" is a very small box. Even with couplers, I doubt that
any bike, except for a Dahon folder, will fit in that size box. I'm afraid that you are reading something wrong.
Traveling with a bike is difficult. You can try to arrange a box at your destination from a local bike shop or you could ask someone to store it for you. You might check at
Warm Showers for people living near where you want to travel who could store your box.
You could rent a car for your trip which is what I have done in the past. A one-way car rental is very expensive, however. If you are going to travel somewhere, ride a loop and come back to the starting point, you could rent a car and park it for your trip. That could be cheaper, and is certainly easier, then the bus.