Originally Posted by
downtube42
International travel with a bike is a PITA. Airports, airlines, ground transport, hotel storage, assembly and disassembly, worryng about theft and loss and travel damage. Ug.
Unless you're riding big distances or need maximum speed, where you want your familiar steed, rent.
I respectfully disagree with everything you have said, you have your mind made up, so I'm just responding to let the person asking the question know that we all fly with our bicycles, and its very doable and manageable.