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Joshua Haley

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Jan 3, 2023, 2:31:59 PM1/3/23

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For those of you who don't fly with your bike as luggage, what is your plan to get it to France? I think I recall from last time a group from Seattle had bikes shipped to Victory Cycles (I might have the shop incorrect) for assembly. Was that through a service or did ya'll just call them to arrange it?

For context, last time I flew direct, but this go around might not be a direct flight for me and I don't trust airlines to have my bike make a connecting non-direct flight. I might travel with my wife afterwards which would be significantly more complicated if I have a giant bike case with me, so I'm looking for alternative options.

Thanks all,

Josh

Ronald Long

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Jan 4, 2023, 12:15:23 AM1/4/23

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For travel afterwards, most large airports have storage facilities. In 2015, We took the train from Paris to Frankfurt, and I left my bike (S&S coupled, so not quite a giant case), there for a couple weeks, and picked it up for the flight home. Cost of storage was pretty reasonable - especially in comparison to the hassle of dragging it around.