With the bike reassembled and my gear reduced to essentials, I am getting ready to leave fo Europe next week (May 28,2012).
I will fly over to London Heathrow Airport on British Airways, as they seem to have the best international bicycle policy. The bike will travel, partially disassembled, in a cloth bag, along with the empty panniers, and a lot of foam pipe insulation wrapped about the frame to protect it. It is a big, heavy package, and I will worry until I see it arrive safely. All my remaining gear will have to go into another huge piece of checked luggage, and this will then fold up with the bike bag into small packages to travel with me.
Once at Heathrow, I will put it back together and ride it through central London and on to Ilford, near to where my UK family live.
I plan to stay in London a few days to meet with my cousins and their families. I'll use some of the time to get the final gear selection done, and take a short shakedown ride.
When the time is right I will ride out of London, and head for France, crossing the Channel to start the ride proper.
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