Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
Don't blame Bike Flights for exorbitant shipping costs when they have no control over customs agents in foreign countries.
Blame is irrelevant here. If it costs $1000 more to ship a bike to France using BF than it does to check it as baggage, that makes BF pretty non-competitive for this, and likely many other, international destinations. I don't care why or who's to blame, it's still an extra $1000 out of my pocket any way you slice it. It does sound like BF is much more competitive for domestic travel though.