Originally Posted by
jefnvk
I've been to Europe twice with bikes, it was a grand total of about $150 in bike fees for full size, non collapsible ones, including the $50 on Air Canada I didn't pay.
Just saying if you are smart about it, it isn't extravagant in costs if those are your only reasons for having a folder.
If building up a new bike I wouldn't get S&S again. It can be great for folks who do a lot of air travel: they eventually save money plus get the packing down pat. But for me packing/unpacking the Disc Trucker is time-consuming & tedious. Touring bikes are relatively big so the packing has to be done in strict order & racks/fenders may have to be carried separately. Assembly is not convenient w/o the home work stand.
Taxi & airline bike fee costs some money but one must consider that S&S cuts into precious vacation hours?