| KeyWords: Airlines, BOXes, Europe, Budapest, Hungary, Usa,west, Dallas, fort, worth |
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I spent a month in Texas, USA, and bought a bike there to keep me from getting dull and slothful (which is a real danger in the US). I bought a Specialized Langster at a LBS, rode it for a month on the concrete roads of Texas, then brought it back to Hungary.
The re-boxing of the bike at the LBS cost me 40$ (a bit expensive), and the first BOX they put the bike in was too big to fit in my useless rental limo, so they had to find a thinner BOX.
At the airport I simply proceeded to check in (economy class), they weighed the bike (14.5 kgs), and considering the size of the BOX it was no surprise that I had to go to the oversized BAGgage gate. The real surprise was for me that they took it for free of charge (I had one more suitcase). Thanks, Lufthansa!
The bike arrived OK, I only noticed it back home that they forgot to deflate the tires at the LBS (I was in quite a hurry, so I did not check it). The BOX was opened and then closed back with duct tapes (US customs), and a hole was cut in it (by the Hungarian customs, I guess). The only problem is that the BOX is now unusable for further travels, so I will need to buy a proper bike carrier BAG... |
