So part two of this post. During my time in England I plan on traveling all over Europe. The only thing that can make this trip sweeter is the fact that my bike will be joining me on many of these voyages. And here lies the catch. How in the hell do I get it from one place to another.

I scoured the forums looking for info and came up with a lot of good arguments for hardcases, however, they're expensive and bulky and I dunno if I'm gonna have any place to store them. So do people here have experience with softcases on planes and trains both cross continental and then on euro planes and trains?

Any recommendations would be met with love and pie.