Originally Posted by
jrobe
If you packed it in 2 bags, you would probably need a 3rd bag for luggage, helmet, shoes, etc etc.. The 3rd bag fee is expensive (Delta is $125 each way). I think your options are shipping the bike to your destination, renting a bike or getting a S&S travel bike. They basically don't want people hauling large things on airplanes.
+1 on this.
...And often they don't want you to haul even smaller bicycle parts in your carry-on. I tried this a couple of years ago and got over $100 in products taken away from me. They were all brand new: brakes/derailleur cables, rear derailleur, cassette. They told me the could be used as "weapons."