Another one who would suggest holding off on the S&S couplers. Have loaned my Brompton folding bike to a friend. He was recently told $200 each way to fly with the bike. The Brompton bag is within airline limits. Both size and weight.
Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Nov 13, 9:13 pm, doug peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > Greg: > > I'd give the S&S route a second & probably a third thought. > Domestically, you can Fed Ex or UPS a bike for a lot less than the > airlines charge. I recently sent a 58 cm LHT from Flagstaff, AZ to St > Paul, MN for around $65. Internationally, you have to figure out > where you're going, then research the airlines serving that > destination. There really are no rules you can depend upon. > > The problem with the airlines is it's a moveing target & subject to > the whims of the check-in agent. I've traveled with people with S&S > coupled bikes in the S&S case who've not been charged. I've also > heard from others who've been hit full retail at the gate. You never > know. The S&S system is elegant but does require more bike dis- > assembly than expected. At the other end, it takes just as long to > get a coupled bike together & re-adjusted as a regular bike. > > I bought my Atlantis in 03 and fully intended to get a coupled bike. > Rivendell would have done it but cautioned me on the pros & cons. It > just wasn't as cool in reality as it seemed. I travel a lot and have > never regretted just getting the standard model. > > dougP > > On Nov 13, 8:40 am, gregb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I (finally... sheesh I am lazy!!) looked at the serial number on my > > Riv. AR 25 M if I am reading it correctly. I think that means it was > > the 25th allrounder made? puts it at about 1994? What else could I > > learn about this (newish to me) bike. I am considering having it cut > > in half to put some S&S couplings in it which will necessitate a > > repaint of the beautiful near mint JB paint job... (I would have this > > done by the folks at R&E in seattle where we are likely getting > > another Riv'ish touring bike so we can have his and hers travel tour > > bikes for an italy trip.) > > > I would love to hear your collective wisdom on the subject. I have > > been lurking in this group for a while now- but you all talked me into > > actually riding this bike when I first got it and was chicken to take > > the pristine beauty out in the rain.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
