Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 12,717
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From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
Use bike flights. If you are staying at a motel, you can ship it there if the motel allows. Often bike shops can accept your bike and for a fee assemble it for you.
A big advantage of shipping bike separate from your flight is that you do not have to deal with getting a full size bike box to and from an airport. Taxis in my community can't carry a bike box in a Prius.