Say what? I shipped from Philly to Missoula, MT back in June for around $50. Same delivery time. Larger case. That was before any additional insurance. I am going to look into Shipbikes.com next time. Did a post-shipping comparison and it was noticeably less expensive.

My issue with flying is ground transportation, especially if I have to be at the airport at 4 a.m. and am flying somewhere like Missoula, where ground transportation with something like a bike box is a PITA. Also, PHL doesn't seem to have those large scanners, which means a TSA agent is going to open my bike box. No thanks.