I recently bought a pika packworks 29er travel bag. I packed it at home and got a ride to O'Hare with it. It comes with a shoulder strap, so you could shlep it on the L, but it doesn't have wheels.
. United counts it as a regular checked bag as long as it's under 50 lbs. I was able to fit my 58 cm toyo atlantis, a handlebar bag, my helmet, and tools and it came to 46 lbs on their scale. The bike arrived each time unscathed. Breaking down the bike took about 15 minutes and I think it will get quicker with practice. FWIW, I was able to fit my XL fillet susie in the bag but it was a very tight squeeze. I didn't want to risk it on the inaugural trip, but will do so in the future. Ben On Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 8:56:25 AM UTC-5 Adam wrote: > Thanks, > > Those orucases look cool. Not sure how well they'd fit my 62 hillborne. > Are the S&S couplers worthwhile? Anyone have other methods? I think if I > got my head around the process, maybe it could be worthwhile even if > to/from the airport isn't viable. > > I've had several trips recently where I would have loved a real bike, > maybe this is the way. > > Thanks > > Adam > On Monday, June 2, 2025 at 9:12:33 PM UTC-5 Robert Tilley wrote: > >> I have seen Bromptons placed in overhead bins on airliners. But that may >> force the checking in of other bags. >> >> Robert Tilley >> San Diego, CA >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 2, 2025, at 3:58 PM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> I've been thinking about trying to get my act together to be able to bike >> to/from airports when I travel for work conferences. This may not be >> realistic, but I'm curious to hear if anyone has dialed in an >> airport/commuter process that works for them? >> >> It may be more functional to just do what I do now--rent a bike on the >> other end and taxi to/from the airport, but thought I'd see if anyone has >> cracked this problem. >> >> FWIW, the specific destination airport that I'm considering is BWI, but >> PDX is where I started thinking seriously about it, they actually have >> decent infrastructure. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Adam (around 10 miles from O'Hare by mostly dirt paths) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/55757b2a-3ec6-487b-b8c3-dd0fec6ef74dn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/55757b2a-3ec6-487b-b8c3-dd0fec6ef74dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/92a8dee3-7680-490e-9047-e096c978f725n%40googlegroups.com.
