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03-20-08, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DXchulo

If I were to travel by air with my bike, I would most likely choose to ship my bike to my destination via FedEx or UPS. $40 seems like a nice, conservative shipping estimate, so a round trip would cost $80. That means that the bike would pay for itself after 25 flights. Factor in a couple overseas flights and the cost of convenience, and maybe 20 flights is a fair estimate. How long would it take me to take 20 flights with my bike? That's tough to say. My plans are bigger than my bank account, that's for sure.

Call me confused, but why would you invest in a Break-Away and then ship it? I always thought the whole point was so you can take it on the plane without paying the oversized fees.

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