Comments on: Business travel and bicycles http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/ Bicycle Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bigger Dummy http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/comment-page-1/#comment-14906 Bigger Dummy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:46:22 +0000 http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/#comment-14906 Air Canada charges $50 if you pre-register ($95 at checkin if not pre-registered) and if THEY actually are servicing the flight. Lot's of AC flights to the US end up being United, so you have to check in with UA and they charge $175 US each way for bikes and charge for every checked bag these days. Rentals start looking pretty okay if you have to pay $350 to bring your own. Air Canada charges $50 if you pre-register ($95 at checkin if not pre-registered) and if THEY actually are servicing the flight. Lot's of AC flights to the US end up being United, so you have to check in with UA and they charge $175 US each way for bikes and charge for every checked bag these days. Rentals start looking pretty okay if you have to pay $350 to bring your own.

]]> By: Bigger Dummy http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/comment-page-1/#comment-29323 Bigger Dummy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:46:00 +0000 http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/#comment-29323 Air Canada charges $50 if you pre-register ($95 at checkin if not pre-registered) and if THEY actually are servicing the flight. Lot's of AC flights to the US end up being United, so you have to check in with UA and they charge $175 US each way for bikes and charge for every checked bag these days. Rentals start looking pretty okay if you have to pay $350 to bring your own. Air Canada charges $50 if you pre-register ($95 at checkin if not pre-registered) and if THEY actually are servicing the flight. Lot's of AC flights to the US end up being United, so you have to check in with UA and they charge $175 US each way for bikes and charge for every checked bag these days. Rentals start looking pretty okay if you have to pay $350 to bring your own.

]]> By: Bigger Dummy http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/comment-page-1/#comment-29324 Bigger Dummy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:46:00 +0000 http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/#comment-29324 Air Canada charges $50 if you pre-register ($95 at checkin if not pre-registered) and if THEY actually are servicing the flight. Lot's of AC flights to the US end up being United, so you have to check in with UA and they charge $175 US each way for bikes and charge for every checked bag these days. Rentals start looking pretty okay if you have to pay $350 to bring your own. Air Canada charges $50 if you pre-register ($95 at checkin if not pre-registered) and if THEY actually are servicing the flight. Lot's of AC flights to the US end up being United, so you have to check in with UA and they charge $175 US each way for bikes and charge for every checked bag these days. Rentals start looking pretty okay if you have to pay $350 to bring your own.

]]> By: Mike Jenkins http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/comment-page-1/#comment-14901 Mike Jenkins Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:23:34 +0000 http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/#comment-14901 I frequently travel with a Bike Friday in a standard Samsonite suitcase. I've never been charged any extra fees above standard checked luggage fees, if any.<br /><br />I purchased the Bike Fridays because we found the quality of rental bikes to be very poor and the rental costs to be very high. By my reckoning, the cost of the bike was paid for in twenty trips.<br /><br />The suitcase always has a TSA card in it, so maybe some sort of extra fee is justified. I frequently travel with a Bike Friday in a standard Samsonite suitcase. I've never been charged any extra fees above standard checked luggage fees, if any.

I purchased the Bike Fridays because we found the quality of rental bikes to be very poor and the rental costs to be very high. By my reckoning, the cost of the bike was paid for in twenty trips.

The suitcase always has a TSA card in it, so maybe some sort of extra fee is justified.

]]> By: Mike Jenkins http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/comment-page-1/#comment-29322 Mike Jenkins Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:23:00 +0000 http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/#comment-29322 I frequently travel with a Bike Friday in a standard Samsonite suitcase. I've never been charged any extra fees above standard checked luggage fees, if any.I purchased the Bike Fridays because we found the quality of rental bikes to be very poor and the rental costs to be very high. By my reckoning, the cost of the bike was paid for in twenty trips.The suitcase always has a TSA card in it, so maybe some sort of extra fee is justified. I frequently travel with a Bike Friday in a standard Samsonite suitcase. I've never been charged any extra fees above standard checked luggage fees, if any.I purchased the Bike Fridays because we found the quality of rental bikes to be very poor and the rental costs to be very high. By my reckoning, the cost of the bike was paid for in twenty trips.The suitcase always has a TSA card in it, so maybe some sort of extra fee is justified.

]]> By: Murali Krishnan http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/comment-page-1/#comment-14891 Murali Krishnan Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:20:10 +0000 http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/#comment-14891 I have a Ritchey Breakaway. It disassembles and goes into it's case which looks like a (large) standard suitcase.<br /><br />I have never been asked what was inside or charged extra. Once, the check-in clerk took out the measuring tape to ensure that it conformed to the linear inches restriction, and it did.<br /><br />I would strongly recommend this bike to anyone who travels. When assembled, it is a full-size road bike (and a damn good one). I have a Ritchey Breakaway. It disassembles and goes into it's case which looks like a (large) standard suitcase.

I have never been asked what was inside or charged extra. Once, the check-in clerk took out the measuring tape to ensure that it conformed to the linear inches restriction, and it did.

I would strongly recommend this bike to anyone who travels. When assembled, it is a full-size road bike (and a damn good one).

]]> By: Murali Krishnan http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/comment-page-1/#comment-29321 Murali Krishnan Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/business-travel-and-bicycles/#comment-29321 I have a Ritchey Breakaway. It disassembles and goes into it's case which looks like a (large) standard suitcase.I have never been asked what was inside or charged extra. Once, the check-in clerk took out the measuring tape to ensure that it conformed to the linear inches restriction, and it did.I would strongly recommend this bike to anyone who travels. When assembled, it is a full-size road bike (and a damn good one). I have a Ritchey Breakaway. It disassembles and goes into it's case which looks like a (large) standard suitcase.I have never been asked what was inside or charged extra. Once, the check-in clerk took out the measuring tape to ensure that it conformed to the linear inches restriction, and it did.I would strongly recommend this bike to anyone who travels. When assembled, it is a full-size road bike (and a damn good one).

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