Originally Posted by
arterture
On May 17th I will be leaving for a 7 week internship in London. Thats a long time to be off the bike so I would like to bring it with me somehow. What would be the best way to do this? Should I have it shipped there or should I get a carrier for it? I have family there so it would be possible to ship it to them, but then I would have to ship it back again. Not sure if it's worth the hassle.
I'm going to be located in either the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea or King's Cross. It would be great if I could meet up with a couple BF members while I'm there. Anyone here from London?
Call around to your local bike shops and ask if they have a flight/travel case that you can rent. My local shop rented me one for about $2/day (for a three week trip). Also, I flew American Airlines and they took the bike/case as my second piece of checked baggage without any additional charges. Be aware, though, that there is a (I believe) 50lb limit for the bike/case, and the case weighed about 32lbs. I don't recall anyone weighing my case, but if they do weigh it and you're over the 50lb limit, I think there's a $50 overweight charge.
Enjoy London!
cheers!
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