Originally Posted by
schoolboy2
Thanks REDBAGSRAMBLER for the insight. I'll be calling the airlines shortly.
JOHNJ80 mentioned his experience with the Airport Ninja bike case and that has piqued my interest as well. At $500 each, they aren't cheap, but considering that I'll pay bike fees to United Airlines ($400 roundtrip to Paris) plus $150 to Air France (for a two hour hop from Copenhagen back to Paris), I'd end up $50 ahead if I choose to use Airport Ninja. Hmmm....
And you’d be money ahead the next time you traveled with your bike. If you keep your eye open, they sometimes have sales. They also rent the cases too. The other part of this is that because the case is so compact, it’s easy to wrangle into cabs or through the airport.
The downside is that you have to be comfortable with some disassembly of your bike.
PM me if you have any questions. Be glad to go through it with you.
J.