Bike Shipping?
Does anyone know of a company that does bike shipping for this event? Since I am thinking of staying and traveling for a few days after the race I don't want to lug my bike around.
Thanks,
Eli
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Does anyone know of a company that does bike shipping for this event? Since I am thinking of staying and traveling for a few days after the race I don't want to lug my bike around.
Thanks,
Eli
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I don't know the answer to your Q- but I know we have some folks in the hause that have done IM Coz before. Hopefully they will chime in.
Yes, Sorry, I mean for IM Coz.
I am new to EN and didn't put full details in my post.
Sorry!
Thanks for the input. I hope others will chime in.
Also the other nice thing with taking the bike on the plane with you is that you can look out the window and watch to make sure that the bike gets loaded on the plane. Last year we went to Puerta Vallarta for spring break and my luggage went to Cancun. Also you might look at borrowing.buying a hard sided bike case for the journey. Some airlines have started treating the softsided Bike Pro USA cases as accepted "As Is" and have disputed damage to the bike after the fact because they say the case does not provide as much protection. The cases are jsut as good as the hardsided cases, it just gives the airlines an out.
The only challenge with the bike case is hauling it through the airport and getting a cab in Mexico that can carry the case. The guy driving the Ford Fiesta taxi will try and convince you it will fit, but you don't want your pride and joy bike strapped to the roof of a Ford POS hauling 90 miles an hour down the main drag in Cozumel.
As far as transportation, they will have a lot of vans at the airport to shuttle you to your hotel. The same goes for after the race... there will be a line of vans near the finish line (that is if you're not staying close to the finish line). Getting your bike to transition is a bit trickier... they have large buses to shuttle people but the drivers expect you to throw your bike under the bus and lay on it's side (not a good idea). I stayed at a hotel closer to the swim start and just biked over... I think a lot of folks did the same, even people who stayed downtown.
Word of advice is to get there a few days early to ensure you have enough time to get to your hotel, assemble your ride, and do a test ride to make sure everything is working ok. They have bike mechanics at the packet pick up site but be prepared to stand in a line. Like anything else, allow plenty of time to get your bike in order especially since you'll spend a majority of race day on the bike.
Hope that helps. Feel free to ping me if you have any questions about Cozumel (I'm in Cozumel at least once a year since it's a rather short flight for me).
Fly straight to Cozumel. The flights to Cancun are cheaper but from the Cancun airport you have to take a van to the ferry, load it on the ferry, ferry to coz, unload from ferry, find a cab, then get to hotel. Just not worth it. Saw a ferry load of people last year and they just looked miserable.
The coz community is totally helpful so dont worry too much about transportation, tons of taxis and A LOT of them are big enough for your bikes. Especially the ones at the airport.