Yes, Bike friday is packable and checkable for air travel and yes I have done that on a previous trip to Boston, where I had a rental car awaiting me, however this time I decided to transport the Friday a little differently.
For my trip to Forest Hills, New York City I decided to bypass airport luggage check and ship my Friday by FedEx. It cost me about $100 to ship the 55 lb. case directly to my son's apartment, eliminating the need to hire a cab or to negotiate subway station stairs along with my other baggage. In the places I was passing through I wanted my hands as free as possible. It was very convenient and well worth the price, to have the case waiting for me at my destination. I am sure it would have worked out just fine wheeling the case about, I just thought I would give this way a try.
Un packing and reassembly was a snap as I had the Friday ready to roll with saddle bag and fenders in under 40 minutes.
For my test flight I decided on riding over to Forest Park which is only a mile or two from the apartment (
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1783262). Other than crossing a couple of busy intersections it was a rather relaxing ride to and from the park. Most of the riding was on car free roadways that meandered through an old nicely forested city park.
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| An old orchestra shell made for a nice portrait of the Friday |
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| The rider posing in the seating area of the orchestra shell |
The next trip will be to Central Park and the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway via the MTA E train.
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