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Currently planning a short trip to the Alps for the autumn - *whispers* for road riding, not proper riding - and trying to do it on as tiny a budget as possible. Planning to fly with Ryanair to Marseille, rent a car and drive up (via Mont Ventoux) for a couple of days riding.
Can't decide whether to take a bike with me or just hire one. At 40 quid each way it would be a bit cheaper than renting an equivalent, plus it would be my bike I'd be riding. But I don't have a bike case and its one of those lovely carbon dandyhorses.
Never taken bike with Ryanair before, but wouldn't imagine it'd be any more nerve-wracking or awkward than any other airline, after all they all use the same baggage handlers, no?
Guess its hassle of packing/cold-sweating fear of damage (twice) against joy of riding own dandyhorse.
What to do?
after all they all use the same baggage handlers, no?
Yes.
I did it (unbagged in 2002 and bagged in 2006), it was fine both times though I was not precious about either bike.
just buy a hard case.
Dont try taking unbagged bikes on airlines now! They will refuse carriage!
I used to do that (& "flight prepared bike with pedals off & low tyre pressures etc)until Easy jet refused my bike a number of years ago. I had to leave it in the car at the airport... 🙁
they also don't let it on that bus that goes from the car park to the terminal
Used Ryanair for the last few years with a bike in a bike box - no probs. This year the weight included in standard charge seems to have reduced from 32 to 20 kgs. Anything over 20kgs is now in the land of excess charge! Check the pricing....ouch.