Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN

Thanks, earlier today I priced U Haul and Enterprise. The cost of gas would probably be the same as we planned to pay for two Amtrak tickets. Drop charge was $200 for a one way before taxes.

Now I need to find out if our bikes can fit in a Pacifica. The Enterprise nearest me does not appear to have that model in stock but I plan to go over there with a tape measure and find out. April is still a month and a half away, so we have some time to check alternatives.

My Lynskey with front wheel removed, but with Tubus Tara installed is almost 5.5 feet long.

I did not plan to use my S&S bike on this trip, but if I need to I can. Splitting the frame in half would make that fit into a lot of vehicles. It would not have to be packed in an S&S case, so I could leave the fork on, water bottle cages on, etc. Would take less than five minutes to remove the wheels, disconnect rear brake and split the frame.

But my touring partner has an uncoupled bike, so that might be the deciding factor on size.

We both would have four panniers.