Originally Posted by
outashape
If you do get S & S couplers, make sure you get a new paint job. I just spray painted the one inch area, and eventually water got in the tube and siezed the bottom bracket. Bilenky said the frame was unsafe and trashed it. I would not do it again. The case, the couplings and the paint job cost a lot of money. I had to pay $75 to fly with Delta. They charge if it is a bicycle, not by size. I did get my money worth before the steel frame rusted, but I would get a Bike Friday next time. I am retired so I drive to cycling events. I have not crossed the big pond with a bicycle.
Stories like this and the places I tend to live are why I'd probably pay a lot more and go the Ti frame route if I ever get a coupled bike.
Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
You made a very good point on weight, a small portable luggage scale to use when packing can be a big money saver if you only have to use it once. On my last trip my two bags weighed 48.5 pounds when I got to the airport, the airline scale said 49 pounds, Delta has a 50 pound limit. On my return trip I was just barely underweight again, thanks to the scale.
Even if the bag is overweight, a lot of the airlines I fly are still cheaper than paying their actual bike/oversized fee.