A request I decided to write about our new adventure ( also to justify the existence of the Blog, after years of not writing it ), so I will accordingly a detailed description of the background.
Day 1.
VIP Lounge, SCL.
time ago we decided to travel with bikes to make the journey more enjoyable, with consequent savings in transport ... now leave Santiago to Baires was virtually unthinkable ( cycling, of course ), so we decided to travel by plane.
are really low fares for advance purchase, and mid-January to buy the tickets via SKY, I imagine that for the price, we will travel next to pigs and chickens, but the luxuries are not important to me and what is the journey .. .
Travelling with your bike is a tricky matter, first it was the turn of optimizing our team, Paula changed the suspension and made an adjustment, my Trek, being new adjustment was free, so it only remained to buy some good barbecue , since we had were not fit to move bags.
respect to the saddle, after much searching, we found that a person Quilicura apparel, , buy a triple to help you make the top bag and use it as a kind of backpack, bought a minibag addition to the handle including a space to move the map. Although San Diego had a bag cheaper (about $ 20,000 ), we hope that our bags are of better quality and resistance ( 'll see.)
After that came the whole issue of how to move the bike, do not pay Sky about problems while respecting the weight of 25 kilos, consider you. Dear reader / by the weight of the bike is 12 to 15 kilos, which leaves very little for the room, and to this we must add the weight of the package. Looking
in the network are from the classic choice of cardboard box (where the bike goes unarmed and without pedals) to the option alusafoil and balloons, too third world for our taste.
Luckily at the same place Avalanche, sold a giant backpacks to transport the bike, I must admit that at some point we think of them, but the cost of material, time and other factors onanísticos, played against so we decided to buy, luckily we did a good price and bought $ 32,000 ea
not documented the process of packing, but suffice to remove both wheels and handlebars, and due to space, to reach the bike rack, rear panniers and handlebar bag more. To protect under the towel placed between the wheels and this, to give you an idea the thing is more or less well.
As the weight around 25 kilos, it is not impossible to carry, and allowed us to put everything in and leave only a small backpack to carry the important things. It is expected to behave, that is very comfortable, I hope you resist, I try to save time on the plane.
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