On Monday, June 2, 2025 at 5:58:52 PM UTC-5 Adam wrote: 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?
I one time put my Quickbeam unboxed/unbagged on a flight to Carlsbad, CA by way of PHX from Milwaukee. The plane between PHX and Carlsbad was tiny, but they were able to manage it. I had removed the pedals, turned the handlebars sideways and attached them to the top tube, and let a bit of air out of the tires. It was a pretty easy ride from that tiny airport to the resort where I was staying, which was about a mile from the resort hosting the conference. As a bonus, one of the conference activities was a "mountain bike" ride on gravel trails and a small hill. The outfitters provided people with low end mountain bikes for the ride and were aghast that I would try the route on my Quickbeam. I assured them that the Quickbeam had been designed on paths far gnarlier than anything we would see, and I was right. I've never done that again, having switched to a S&S coupled Bleriot with a hard and soft cases for travel. The soft case you can carry like a backpack, but it's awkward over any kind of distance. More recently I have been using an Orucase, which is too big to be manageable on the bike. You can fold it down to about the size of a small golf bag, but that's still awkward to carry. I have no idea if airlines would still take an unboxed/unbagged bike, but it worked pretty well for me that one time. One argument in favor of that approach is the baggage handlers don't treat it like just another bag. I watched it getting loaded and unloaded and they were pretty careful with it. I think a single-speed/fixed-gear bike makes that approach way more feasible - way fewer things to get damaged. Ted Durant MIlwaukee, WI USA -- 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/0ab85e70-9ce8-4d46-8129-40f06d389d42n%40googlegroups.com.
