Most major airlines treat a bicycle as a standard checked bag as long as it fits inside a case under 50 lbs and 115 linear inches. That means any free checked bag benefit automatically extends to your bike — turning a $200+ shipping hassle into $0 or ~$35. The Thule round-trip bike case hits ~95 linear inches, clearing the threshold on Delta, American, United, and Southwest.
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