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Transporting 620L nomad ( with/ without S&S couplers)
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Dalbatdave:
Hi I was just about to purchase a mk2 620L with S and S couplers but just found out that even with the couplers the large frame will not fit in the largest permissible normal luggage bag ( one advertised by SJS for £350 ish … ) so to my way of think making the couplers rather redundant…on such a large frame . Or not ??? Am I missing something … any other suggestions other than a standard bike box option ? You suggestions much appreciated!
mickeg:
I fitted my Nomad Mk II, size 590M into the S&S Backpack case, but it was not easy. Thorn says the fork won't fit, but it worked for me.
http://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=13407.0
Perhaps it will fit in a Ritchey Break Away case? The Ritchey case is slightly larger than the 62 inch criteria that most USA airlines use, I am in USA so I am unable to speak about airline criteria outside USA.
Most of the Ritchey owners that I have talked to said that the airlines did not charge them for being oversize, but on one occasion one Ritchey owner said he had to pay the oversize fee. I think airlines are much more concerned about weight, their scale tells them immediately if they should charge an overweight fee. But I have never seen an airline employee take out a tape measure.
You will see a lot of references on the internet to Ritchey Break Away bikes as fitting into a case that does not incur the oversize fee, even though the case is slightly oversize.
I have a Break Away, but I bought it shortly before Covid. And I have only flown once since Covid, have not yet had a chance to fly with it. But I usually fly Delta in USA, they have now canceled their oversize fee for bikes, so the airline would have no reason to measure the case size.
Dalbatdave:
Thank you for your really helpful input .. much appreciated.
mickeg:
Glad to help. And thanks for the reply, it is nice to know that someone actually read the stuff that I took time to write.
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