I sent my Bleriot frame off to Bilenky for S&S couplers before I built it up. Bleriot was also, until recently, my randonneuring bike. Seems to work just fine :-) No problems. It has also been packed and taken on airplanes many times (Europe twice. Mostly to the family summer place). No problems ever. No extra charge because it was a bicycle, ever. At most, the "piece of luggage" charge.
I expect I could try to rationalize the cost - I had the conversion done before the S&S price increase. I figured couplers, case, and packing accessories added $1000 to the cost. 10 flights with a non- coupled bike would have been that much in extra luggage charges. Or renting a bike at my destination. Having MY go-to bicycle at my destination that fits ME... priceless. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnefitz/sets/72157594509789929/with/3295793925/ As it is, my new custom rando bike also has S&S couplers, but I didn't have to buy the case and packing accessories, because I've already got them. One of my bikes will be going to Ireland next summer; haven't decided which one. Lynne F On Sep 15, 7:32 pm, Kip Otteson <[email protected]> wrote: > I noticed yesterday that my kickstand was sitting at a very awkward > angle. I moved it a little and I could see that my kickstand plate > was ripping off of my frame. I have a Pletscher double kickstand on > the Bombadil and I think that when it was parked at school someone sat > on it and bent it all up. Bummer deal. I took off the kickstand and > now am really old-new school with a bike I have to lean up against > things, like in the old days. I was worried that the chainstays would > be hammered as well but they look fine. I'll have to wait till I'm > back in the states to get it fixed properly. > > BTW - I thought that if I was going to get the frame fixed I'd be > looking at sending it to Bilenky Bike Works and getting S and S > couplers fitted for a more travel friendly machine. Anybody out there > experienced converting a frame to a travel bike? > > Kip Otteson > Chiang Mai, Thailand -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
