I'm going to be the third to chime in with Nate and Aeroperf. I was living in Southeast Asia for most of the past couple of years and have found airlines, in general, are very accommodating to the standard bicycle in a cardboard box. Some airlines even include it in the price, depending on your ticket and destination. Having realized how simple that process is (get your bike packed up at a LBS, basic reassembly at your destination, etc.) I can't imagine buying a folding travel bike or 20" wheel build, which always seems like a compromise in terms of riding. Would much rather just be on my own ideal bike.
As for sea travel, I suppose that's harder to say. A dinghy, in my experience, is a lot like a pick-up truck bed. If you can throw your bike in a pick-up truck, you should be able to throw it in a dinghy. Space concerns for "below deck" at sea seem nebulous and hard to quantify, so maybe that's the rub? But it still seems like a small problem to solve. Again, I'd rather just go with whatever is the best bike for the riding you're doing, pack it up well in a cardboard box on the way there and back. On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 12:56:06 PM UTC-5, aeroperf wrote: > > > After living in Europe for years and then going over for tours for years, > I got tired of rent-a-bikes. For a while I used Nate in Oakland’s solution > and shipped my Sam. Finally I built up what I consider a perfect credit > card touring bike, and based it over there. > So - a Soma Saga with Shimano T-6000 drive, 700c wheels/tires, and Tektro > brakes. All common parts over there. > I keep it with a friend, and if I don’t stop at their place first, have > them ship it to an LBS wherever I tour. You could also keep it at an LBS > over there. > > If budget is not a consideration, get a separate bike for cruising the > Salish Sea. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/34595f0d-eee1-4f52-a931-a59c4061f526o%40googlegroups.com.
