I had my Bleriot frame retrofitted by Bilenky before I built it up. I sprung for the wheeled hardcase, frame protectors, TSA net, and the PVC compression prevention bits.
The bike has been to Europe twice, and flown domestically several times. I have never been charged for it being a bike. Once a curbside NWA guy tried... "what's really in that case?" Husband: "bike parts". Ok then. Actually, I've never been charged to fly with it at all, but one of these days I'll have to pay to check luggage. To date, the TSA has not opened the case. I do have a picture of the proper packing technique in the case, but that's probably dreaming. When I travel, I have so far left the racks at home, and manage with the Carradice Barley. I also use Planet Bike Speedeze fenders, rather than the Honjos :-) Cheers, Lynne F On Sep 25, 9:39 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Fri, 2009-09-25 at 09:31 -0700, R Gonet wrote: > > Here's my two cents. I would recommend Bilenky. They do a lot of > > these and, while I have not had them do it for me, I have looked at a > > lot of their handiwork and they are masters. They say they can do it > > without disturbing the paint job too much, which may be good enough > > for your bike. Otherwise, for an additional charge, they can match > > the paint. Now I'm not sure about this, but I think the company that > > markets the couplers doesn't recommend that every builder install > > them, but Bilenky is on their approved list. Don't quote me on that, > > but if there is such a list, they're on it. They are nice guys and > > trustworthy. > > Not just "on it," at the very top of it. I think they're about the most > experienced builder when it comes to S&S retrofits. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
