Re: [CR]Bikes/frames from England to USA.

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 12:00:11 -0600
From: "Mitch Harris" <mitch.harris@gmail.com>
To: "Waldo Magnuson" <magnuson@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Bikes/frames from England to USA.
In-Reply-To: <4373CEE7-16B2-11DC-A75A-00039315EF26@mac.com>
References: <4373CEE7-16B2-11DC-A75A-00039315EF26@mac.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Don't think you could get away with it as a check on-- security at Gatwick and Heathrow is very keen about carry ons (although you can carry a gross of bottles from duty free without a glance).

But have your friend pack the bike in a regular bike box taped up and it will probably go on board without any charge. I've never been charged to check a bike flying from Britain to US, and the last time my wife and I also had extra luggage (we'd been in Britain for several months) in addition to the bike boxes. Delta officials in Britain didn't flinch and there was no question of a charge. They even checked them straight to our final destination even though we had a day layover in Atlanta, so I thought I'd have to pay extra charges to re-check them from Atlanta to SLC.

Mitch Harris Little Rock Canyon, Utah

On 6/9/07, Waldo Magnuson <magnuson@mac.com> wrote:
>
> I've been wondering if a friend flying from London to the U.S. could
> check a bicycle through as carry-on. Some of the new bike boxes are as
> small as a garment bag. Is such a method do-able?
> Skip Magnuson

> Spokane, WA

> USA