Greg: I'd give the S&S route a second & probably a third thought. Domestically, you can Fed Ex or UPS a bike for a lot less than the airlines charge. I recently sent a 58 cm LHT from Flagstaff, AZ to St Paul, MN for around $65. Internationally, you have to figure out where you're going, then research the airlines serving that destination. There really are no rules you can depend upon.
The problem with the airlines is it's a moveing target & subject to the whims of the check-in agent. I've traveled with people with S&S coupled bikes in the S&S case who've not been charged. I've also heard from others who've been hit full retail at the gate. You never know. The S&S system is elegant but does require more bike dis- assembly than expected. At the other end, it takes just as long to get a coupled bike together & re-adjusted as a regular bike. I bought my Atlantis in 03 and fully intended to get a coupled bike. Rivendell would have done it but cautioned me on the pros & cons. It just wasn't as cool in reality as it seemed. I travel a lot and have never regretted just getting the standard model. dougP On Nov 13, 8:40 am, gregb <gbberk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I (finally... sheesh I am lazy!!) looked at the serial number on my > Riv. AR 25 M if I am reading it correctly. I think that means it was > the 25th allrounder made? puts it at about 1994? What else could I > learn about this (newish to me) bike. I am considering having it cut > in half to put some S&S couplings in it which will necessitate a > repaint of the beautiful near mint JB paint job... (I would have this > done by the folks at R&E in seattle where we are likely getting > another Riv'ish touring bike so we can have his and hers travel tour > bikes for an italy trip.) > > I would love to hear your collective wisdom on the subject. I have > been lurking in this group for a while now- but you all talked me into > actually riding this bike when I first got it and was chicken to take > the pristine beauty out in the rain. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
