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If your going once a year and have a place to store the bike then it's probably worth it. I'm really keen to go riding there again but we haven't figured out how we might do it without all the hassle yet.
Anywho the bike looks really nice, perfect for some of the roads out there. I said I wouldn't do it again on my old CAAD so sold it last year. After spending too much time on the "buy an Arkose" thread I've decided I'll probably hate an all road bike so I've found another old CAAD and want to take it again!
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Thanks! Yeah, it's a huge pain. When you have to go to smaller airports outside of Tokyo it's hard to get a bike bag or box through security. A couple of times I've had to open the bag up and show them that it's just a bike in there. The large x-ray machines aren't large enough for decent bike luggage in most airports.
Then last year, my flight got cancelled til the next day and half my stuff (including bike) was left at heathrow and sent over when they located it four days later. Got about three rides in during the two week trip and two of them were in heavy rain.
Much better if I can land, have a few beers and a full nights sleep then simply grab the bike and go when I feel like it.
Does seem a shame that the bike will only get used for a very small chunk of time each year though!