Originally Posted by
MSYtoJFKagain
Would it be smarter to ship the bike to Denver to a store that you trust? I can't imagine bringing it with you to Tokyo for a week would be helpful. It seems like it's around 500-800 dollars to ship it from London to the US.
I'll still need to be doing some training that week, so I was considering heading out to the hills. If it got lost / damaged I would have enough time to get a replacement, though it would be a pain.
That said, I don't know if other carriers are as good as BA when it comes to charging for bikes, so I'd need to look into that anyway. That said, I definitely wouldn't consider having the bike with me for an itinerary like below (!)...
Originally Posted by
ratypus
It might conceivably be cheaper to fly two return ex-EU tickets, maybe on QR or something - so perhaps OSL-DOH-TYO-DOH-OSL // OSL-LHR-DEN-LHR-OSL if you can pick up sensible business fares in a sale (perhaps as low as c.1,300 - 1,500 GBP each if you get the right deals)
Those are interesting options. Cheers.
