Like George I use a trico it has been on many trips and although
there is a fair amount of disassemble involved but nothing difficult
and the packing takes only 15 minutes. On the airlines question, when
asked, "what in the box?" I have on occasion answered "exercise
equipment" and not been charged the extra $60. Sometimes the ticket
counter/bag checker will simply give you a pass. on international
flights there is no charge on many airlines. I have found it is just
a case of the luck of the draw. Many of the people behind the counter
know well, when they see a trico (or any other bike case), that there
is a bike inside and automatically charge for it.
On Apr 30, 2007, at 8:14 AM, gschreckchat@comcast.net wrote:

> I tend to find that whenever a U.S. airline hears the word bike,
> they immediately charge a fee which ranges from $50 to $80 each
> way. It does not seem to matter what case it is in. Since most of
> the U.S. airlines are looking for additional revenue, they will use
> any pretext to charge an additional fee. I have had them try to
> charge me a fee for my bike which has couplers and fits in a
> suitcase. Now I do not mention that there is a bike inside.
>
> --
>
> George Schreck
> gschreckchat@comcast.net
> (503) 502-0425
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Angela McCanna"
>
> > Ditto! We are looking at the 2007 Sci-Con Evolution cases. They
> are pretty
> > expensive ($750 from BikeMania.biz), but have some decent
> features that make
> > them stand out. But, in the interest of economics, has anyone
> ever tried
> > either the Thule travel case or the VeloSafe II (for two bikes)?
> >
> > Oh, side note. All of the bike case dimensions are well below the
> airline
> > maximums (United) for "oversize" baggage. The Sci-Con Evolution
> cases are
> > the lightest at 25 lbs (25 lbs BELOW the max weight of 50 per
> bag). So, if
> > we are each bringing a backpack and one bike case, how likely is
> it that we
> > will not have to pay the "oversize baggage fee? Any experiences
> here?
> >
> > Thanks, All.
> >
> &g t; Sco tt & Angela McCanna
> > Salem, Oregon USA
> > gonespinning@msn.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-
> bounces@list.obra.org] On
> > Behalf Of Andrew Reed
> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 7:02 AM
> > To: obra@list.obra.org
> > Subject: [OBRA Chat] Looking for advice on a travel case.
> >
> > Anyone out there ever try a Sci-Con Aero case?
> > What else is good?
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