Now you see how the other half used to live!

someone just publish out the new e-wang chart.

We have one of those 2011 I think. It is a 10 speed and hadn't really noticed it was much different than other 10 speed freewheels.

And what you did not ask - FWIW:
I can cram an 11 (one piece) on there, but there are just not enough turns on the lock ring to use it. It would not take much to mill (if you have a mill handy) out a one piece 11sp to work. I could not find an 11 spd freewheel for the Zipp to upgrade it. I did find one for both the Easton and Power tap and changed them out. If you find an 11spd freewheel - I'd like to know. So - I posted before - I just removed the big cog from the Miche Supertype 11 and I have 10 speed with 11 speed spacing. Seems to work fine. Shovelhd said you can also remove the cog from any Shimano and get the same result (10 speed with 11 speed spacing) except you are missing a gear..

Doge, could you not use this cassette: Reynolds Cycling

I've been debated whether or not to take my bike to Girona this March, but I'm leaning towards it. The town has a lot of good rental places for road bikes but still a rental != your bike.

Those of you that fly with bikes, what cases do you recommend?

Its huge and weighs a ton..but I rented a Trico Iron case from my LBS when I flew to Tulsa last year. That thing is awesome. You will definitely have to pay when they see you lug that thing in, but it was super secure with how the foam inside the case is.

Tricosports

Rent a bike. But that is not what you asked.

That Team hard case from Performance Bike we got for $259 last month. Best deal. I also have a Bikend. I'm flying with BOTH right now. If you take some Euro trains they also have size limits more strict than many airlines - or the Eurostar does.


If you are going to Spain for anything but racing - rent. It is not as good as your bike, but pretty good.
Daniel did over Christmas/NY break - on a rental from Claudio. You may find GMR as epic as many of the routes, although you will see pro tour guys doing at least the start of this route. https://www.strava.com/activities/234888667
PM me if you want more details.

Anyway contact:
Claudio Montefusco <claudio.montefusco@gmail.com>
https://www.strava.com/athletes/594803

Tell him Daniel's dad sent you (or Doge) and you may get some free wine.

I used to use a Pika Packworks and now use a Orucase (AKA Bike Ninja). Just used the Orucase last week when I flew to Denver and back.

I have yet to have anything bad happen to my bikes yet but that is always a worry with any soft sided case. The advantage though is that roughly 50% of the time I have flown with the Pika I have avoided fees and so far the Orucase has a 100% 'avoidance of fees' average (But that is only one "trip", although it was me and the SO which equates to seeing 4 "trips" with zero fees). The airline people seem to pick up that they are bikes (despite my answering the question as to the contents with "Trade show display"). But it seems like the smaller and lighter the bags are the more likely they are to decide that gouging you for 150$-200$ is a dick move.

its weird...the website has nothing about how you actually pack the bike in the bag

More...
There are a number of bags that advertise lack of disassembly as a feature. That normally means some part is sticking out. Expect to remove bars, RD. You should.
Bikend takes two wheel sets and fits in MY trunk. It is my fav single bag because of versatility, not protection. The wheels are near the outside, but in some 8 or so flights - no issue. I still like the hard case better, it just does not carry as much and will NOT fit in my trunk. We are also carrying a disk and I put the TT bike in the Team. The TriAll3 is just too heavy and big. I don't use it. Some airlines give a 50# limit and both the others can meet this.

More pictures.

You bring up a good point.
FEES.
Some airlines will count the bike as a Bag - BA, Luthansa, and some charge - $200/bag/each way ($1,200 so far this year on junior). For our team and roughly 10 bikes we flew (no damage) this trip. Thing is the other airlines cost us about $800 more for the ticket than United. So these days you have to read all the stuff on sizes, weight, carry-on etc.
Some airports will not take bikes and some planes - may not. I expect you are flying LAX-BCN, so I doubt that is an issue, but it can be in regional airports. We took Bo's bag after Nationals to SFO as the CRJ door would not handle his bike from Reno.

Just Rent.

I have a Thule Round Trip Pro. I want to ride my bike, and I want it there intact. Fees are secondary to me.

For good or for bad I am not at the stage of my life where I have loads of disposable income.

Neither do I. However flying somewhere with my bike is a special event. I save my pennies for those. Scamming the system is not one of my priorities. I'd rather the airline know what I have in the case and declare it as such.

I have the Thule round trip as well. The case is practically indestructible, but TSA always opens it and leaves it less carefully packed and buttoned up, which is a bummer. I say the case contains bike parts, sometimes I get charged a flat bike fee, sometimes an oversize fee, sometimes no fee, sometimes different amounts on different legs of the same trip, seems to entirely depend on the mood of the check-in agent.

I have a Trico Iron case. So far, so good after 6 years of use -- Craigslist special for $100. Fees for international travel will vary by airline. When i went to France in 2010 there was no fee on Aer Lingus. About a year or two later, my son had no bike fee into Amsterdam and no fee when returning from Barcelona. I don't recall which airlines he flew. Maybe British Air.

I've rented the Thule case; it is nice

This is 41ish.

Does anyone have experience with fitting a BB386 crankset (this) on a frame with a PF86 BB (BB dimensions: 41.0 x 86.5mm)? I will be getting a new frame with that BB and thought it might be a good idea to make sure that this crankset will indeed be compatible with the new frame. Will this adapter make it happen?

also the OP may have a credit card that has an airline incidentals allowance. that may offset some fees

what the hell is bb386?!

Uses the same bearings as a bb30 with a much longer spindle.

Anyone have any experience with Michelin Pro4 tubulars? I really like the Pro4 clinchers, wondering if the tubulars are similar.

I'm on a continued theoretical quest to pick a power meter, so if I got, say, a power2max classic fsa gossamer with the bsa bottom bracket, could I use my existing 130bcd 8 speed chainrings? I'm easily confused about this stuff, clearly! I was initially focused on powertap hubs but I'd hate to have to swap a trainer and road tire

East coast or West coast?

Most crank power meters need to be calibrated with specific rings. I don't know about the P2M's requirements.

Interesting, thanks! The site says compatible with all 130bcd chainrings, but I always try to assume they are referring to 10-11 speed stuff