Originally Posted by
dvs7310
I paid $100 to bring my Bike to Tokyo in June. It would be impossible to make any sort of normal biycycle fit the "free" allowance, expect to pay the $100 fee each direction, and I believe it still must meet your checked baggage weight limit, which was 70 lbs for me, no problem.
It's not impossible, I've done it. Requires a bike that seperates in the middle. Like a full suspension design, where the rear fork articulates on a hinge and can be unbolted from the main frame. Managed to split 2 bike boxes in half, merge them together to make 2 seperate boxes within the total inch limits, put the frame in one, and the wheels in the other. The weight is no issue at all.