Should you hire a bike or take your own when you go abroad?

Travelling with a bike is a faff, and with many destinations offering hire options, it’s never been easier to outsource your holiday machine

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Preparing a bike for flying can be an arduous process

We all know what a pain it can be to pack a beloved bike into a bag or box. We spend hours carefully securing and lagging the entire frame, and stuffing as many bags of clothes into the carrier in hope of further limiting any potential damage.

We then heave all 23kg around, up and down stairs, into transport and finally to check-in at the airport, where it will spend the next few hours enjoying the tender loving care for which baggage handlers are renowned.

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