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I brought my 29er singlespeed to northern spain to mountain bike. I used a trico ironcase from craigslist ($100). The size large bike took a few hours to carefully pack, deflated shock removed rotors, deflated tires. Was a hassle. I had a large (for europe) rental van and the box was a tight fit. Once into the countryside i was super happy to have my bike, i averaged 3 hours of riding per day for the two weeks i was there. Once the family arrived i mailed the bike home in its box for $140. No regrets to have my bike.
This summer im doing something more adventurous and need to pack smaller. I got an ibis tranny 29 that comes apart. Packs smaller but takes even longer to pack.
If i was a roadie i'd look into something with s&s couplers, ive seen those bikes get really small in 20 minutes.
Ps: European rental cars can sometimes use a cheap bike rack, but mostly they cant.
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