The Costs Of Flying With Your Ebike
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harryS
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It's a long watch to find out what I already know.
Go by road. You get to see places like Prairie Dog Town and Ruby Falls on the way, Can't see the man of steel from a plane.
We'll be in Seattle this summer for a wedding. I'd sure like to haul the biks up there from CHicago. A couple of rails-trails sites I want to ride, like the Hiawatha Trail. Maybe.
Go by road. You get to see places like Prairie Dog Town and Ruby Falls on the way, Can't see the man of steel from a plane.
We'll be in Seattle this summer for a wedding. I'd sure like to haul the biks up there from CHicago. A couple of rails-trails sites I want to ride, like the Hiawatha Trail. Maybe.
goldconch
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My understanding of IATA rules are that Li-Ion batteries with more than 100Wh of capacity [(mAh)*(V) = (Wh)], can only be "carried-on" passenger planes with exceptional airline approval. This is because they need to quantify the total number of UN3171 and UN3481 batteries already booked in the cabin and/or in cargo, outside of the 100 laptops and 150 cell phones that would normally be there. This is also why you can't just buy a $400 ebike on Alibaba, and ship it air freight from Guanzong...that sucker has to be boxed up LCL and ocean shipped as dangerous goods, and the extra hassles are reflected on the landed tag.
Until newer and better non-lithium capacitation becomes commercially available, the options are limited. Thankfully there is a whole industry of people working on the next wave of post lithium-ion tech.
Until newer and better non-lithium capacitation becomes commercially available, the options are limited. Thankfully there is a whole industry of people working on the next wave of post lithium-ion tech.
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This is one of those cases where (I think) acoustic bikes are a more appropriate technology.
If your e-bike is a commonly available model, or if your e-bike batteries are of a common and compatible type (e.g. Bosch Powerpacks) you *might* be able to rent batteries at or near where you are touring, and that will probably end up cheaper and simpler than figuring out how to transport the batteries.
In some extreme cases it might just be easier and/or cheaper to purchase batteries where you are touring and sell them used at the end of your tour.
For me, touring in the western parts of North America, what I generally do is rent a minivan or pickup truck to get to the launch point and either ride back home or ride to somewhere else I can rent a minivan or pickup. Even at the crazy rates rental agencies charge this ends up working relatively well.
If your e-bike is a commonly available model, or if your e-bike batteries are of a common and compatible type (e.g. Bosch Powerpacks) you *might* be able to rent batteries at or near where you are touring, and that will probably end up cheaper and simpler than figuring out how to transport the batteries.
In some extreme cases it might just be easier and/or cheaper to purchase batteries where you are touring and sell them used at the end of your tour.
For me, touring in the western parts of North America, what I generally do is rent a minivan or pickup truck to get to the launch point and either ride back home or ride to somewhere else I can rent a minivan or pickup. Even at the crazy rates rental agencies charge this ends up working relatively well.
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tomjasz
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A folding bike with eBikes.ca 100Wh batteries!
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36V LiGo Battery
36V 2.7Ah LiGo Battery Module, 10A Max. Full Product Information Page NOTE: Must Pay Dangerous Goods Handling Fee If Not Shipped with Equipment. https://ebikes.ca/fedex.html
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Mr. Coffee
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A folding bike with eBikes.ca 100Wh batteries!
36V LiGo Battery
36V 2.7Ah LiGo Battery Module, 10A Max. Full Product Information Page NOTE: Must Pay Dangerous Goods Handling Fee If Not Shipped with Equipment. https://ebikes.ca/fedex.html
You can do better. Look at Bike Friday:
Mr. Coffee
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They say in the video that it is all from Grin Technologies.
I'll just say that Bike Friday makes an awesome bike. And they do make them to order in Eugene, OR.
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