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Alternative is early train to Dover + ferry instead of Eurostar.
7:07 AM
St Pancras International
southeastern Dover Priory
1 hr 7 min (4 stops) · Platform 12
7:14 AM
Stratford International
7:25 AM
Ebbsfleet International
7:45 AM
Ashford International
8:14 AM
Dover Priory
8:14 AM
Dover6am, 1hr ride to St Pancras and then 1hr train to Dover then ferry.
Then you have to sort trains out on the other side. But means no disassembly (assuming you can take bikes on southeastern Dover Priory).
hippy-
assuming you can take bikes on southeastern Dover Priory
You can, going against the rush hour - I've done it both ways recently.
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I researched similar to get to Calais last month, to skip some of the London interchanges you can cycle to Bromley South then take the direct train to Dover Priory
Book the ferry at least 2 days before else they price gouge you, then also arrive 90 mins before departure because of silly passport checksAs others have pointed out, learnt also you can eurostar fairly affordably to Brussels, but also Rotterdam/Amsterdam
Finally I've never investigated the cost of the Harwich to Hook of Holland ferry, but I now know a welcoming Warmshowers host fwiw on the Dutch side
Glad you hear you got a MGC ticket though, shame as I had it on my radar as one of my 'big' ones next year - but completely missed any media about the release, oh well!
frank9755
Nerv
Interesting - that might be easier than messing around with the caliper.
Yes, there are special bags, but on most of them you just strap the wheels to the side of the frame. The bags are not structural, they are just covers.
https://euro.montbell.com/products/list.php
https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/equipment/bags/ostrich-l-100-rinko-bag/
Other things people use are covers for the discs, spacers for disc brakes, a cover for the cassette...
Some people just use a sheet to wrap the bike in. Key thing to me seems to be having a shoulder strap fixed to the bike, not the bag, so it is relatively easy to carry.
In Germany it seemed quite common to just use a bin liner and tape. I did this when I had to DNS the TCR in Austria and plenty of others were doing it, and it was fine. But it wouldn't work on Eurostar, which is the main issue.
Alternative is early train to Dover + ferry instead of Eurostar. Or even overnight ferry to Harwich-Hoek. Slower but less rinko stress!