Comments on: Don’t Let The Airlines Cheat You: Fly Your Bike For Free http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/dont-let-the-airlines-cheat-you-fly-your-bicycle-for-free/ Bicycle Touring Pro Mon, 21 May 2012 08:37:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bicycle Touring Pro http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/dont-let-the-airlines-cheat-you-fly-your-bicycle-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-17308 Bicycle Touring Pro Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:39:21 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=4430#comment-17308 Yes Karl. You can typically use a set of rear panniers in the front of your bike. They may be a bit big and hard to control at first, but as long as you don't go completely overboard with what you pack in them, you should be just fine. The front and rear indications are typically referencing the size of the panniers. Front panniers can be used in the rear... and rear panniers can be used in the front. There is nothing that would prevent you from doing this. Yes Karl. You can typically use a set of rear panniers in the front of your bike. They may be a bit big and hard to control at first, but as long as you don’t go completely overboard with what you pack in them, you should be just fine. The front and rear indications are typically referencing the size of the panniers. Front panniers can be used in the rear… and rear panniers can be used in the front. There is nothing that would prevent you from doing this.

]]> By: Karl Geib http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/dont-let-the-airlines-cheat-you-fly-your-bicycle-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-17293 Karl Geib Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:09:00 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=4430#comment-17293 I have a set of Ortlieb Backroller Classic Panniers. Can I run them in the front of the bike and run some larger panniers in the rear? When panniers are described as front or rear, I assume the only distinction is size. Thanks I have a set of Ortlieb Backroller Classic Panniers.

Can I run them in the front of the bike and run some larger panniers in the rear?

When panniers are described as front or rear, I assume the only distinction is size.

Thanks

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]]> By: Norm Michaels http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/dont-let-the-airlines-cheat-you-fly-your-bicycle-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-4089 Norm Michaels Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:16:28 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=4430#comment-4089 Darren, I think that's a great tip and very smart to be prepared and have a plan in place...Good on you! Martin, Some of us love our two wheeled steeds and made many modifications so they fit perfect. This makes renting even high quality bikes a pain in the butt (pardon the pun) on tours. This forces us to ship our personalized perfect fit bikes to location....Still, I think rentals are a great idea, our local chamber of commerce has okay Trek bike rentals for the 400 trail. Dave G., You can also ship via Greyhound Package in the USA and Greyhound courier in Canada...I find Greyhound rates to be MUCH less expensive than by Train, UPS, FedEx or the Airlines for shipping bikes. Once you understand the Greyhound system of shipping life becomes easier. Last year a few of us could only get away for a quick Four day weekend but we wanted to make the best of our time so we flew to Montana but shipped are bikes via Greayhound to Kalispell, MT then biked Glacier National park in Montana then head up to Banff National Park in AB, Canada. We could have rented bikes there but the cost of shipping was about the same for bike rental and they were not our bikes. Norm Darren,
I think that’s a great tip and very smart to be prepared and have a plan in place…Good on you!

Martin,
Some of us love our two wheeled steeds and made many modifications so they fit perfect. This makes renting even high quality bikes a pain in the butt (pardon the pun) on tours. This forces us to ship our personalized perfect fit bikes to location….Still, I think rentals are a great idea, our local chamber of commerce has okay Trek bike rentals for the 400 trail.

Dave G.,
You can also ship via Greyhound Package in the USA and Greyhound courier in Canada…I find Greyhound rates to be MUCH less expensive than by Train, UPS, FedEx or the Airlines for shipping bikes. Once you understand the Greyhound system of shipping life becomes easier.

Last year a few of us could only get away for a quick Four day weekend but we wanted to make the best of our time so we flew to Montana but shipped are bikes via Greayhound to Kalispell, MT then biked Glacier National park in Montana then head up to Banff National Park in AB, Canada. We could have rented bikes there but the cost of shipping was about the same for bike rental and they were not our bikes.

Norm

]]> By: Dave Turner http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/dont-let-the-airlines-cheat-you-fly-your-bicycle-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-4084 Dave Turner Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:43:39 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=4430#comment-4084 G'day Darren, Nice tip! I find most airlines outside of the US are pretty happy to take a bike for free, as long as it's in a bike box. What kills is the weight restriction. Nowadays I wear all my clothes to the airport and carry on board all my heavy kit except tools (sharp objects etc) as hand luggage! It doesn't matter if I weigh in at 120kg, but it matters if my bike does :o) Thanks for the tip, Dave G’day Darren,

Nice tip! I find most airlines outside of the US are pretty happy to take a bike for free, as long as it’s in a bike box. What kills is the weight restriction. Nowadays I wear all my clothes to the airport and carry on board all my heavy kit except tools (sharp objects etc) as hand luggage! It doesn’t matter if I weigh in at 120kg, but it matters if my bike does :o )

Thanks for the tip,

Dave

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