Re: [CR]international travelers: help me with my plea!

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Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:13:22 -0700
From: "Rich Pinder" <rpinder@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: [CR]international travelers: help me with my plea!
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One thing I was pleseantly surprised with last year when I flew to england to ride was that on the international flights they dont charge surcharge for the bike (as they do for a 300 mile, 45 minute ride on SouthWest here in the states).

I love the Trico case I got (way worth the money) - but wrestling just ONE of the cases (and my minimal bags) up on that Virgin train in england last year makes me think Linus is gonna have a challenge on the paris train trip.

r

Mazzeo, Daniel wrote:
> It can be done but it's a PITA & yes expensive these days. I suggest a
>hard case for both bikes for protection, carry documentation on value
>with you, no change of planes - sounds like that one is out and then pay
>the airlines fees. Good luck.
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>Dan Mazzeo
>Morrison, CO
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>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of John
>Thompson
>Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 8:52 AM
>To: classic list
>Subject: Re: [CR]international travelers: help me with my plea!
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>r garni wrote:
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>>My son Linus is going to study this year in Strasbourg, France. He has
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>>remember the "Not today, James--I will take the Medici" ad from days
>>of yore, talking to the butler, choosing the Medici over the Rolls?)
>>Anyway, that's another discussion...
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>>What Linus needs now is any help he can get about sending the bike as
>>well as another, unspeakably off-topic bike to France. This includes
>>any help about airlines (he is taking British Airways to Heathrow,
>>then Paris) and then from Paris to Strasbourg by train.
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>>If any of the cool jet-setters among you have done something like
>>this, have any travel/packing/general advice at all (other than "God
>>help you" which was always my mom's advice) both Linus and I would be
>>very very appreciative!
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>No matter how you cut it, shipping two bikes round-trip is going to be
>quite expensive. What I'd do is go bikeless, pick up a funky French bike
>over there, and bring it back when I return. Maybe Norris can give some
>ideas on this?