When I found out I had to go to San Diego for work, I decided to head out early to see Rose and enjoy some real December weather (aka, sunny and 70s). The only downside of going was not having my bike with in the great weather. I’ve taken my bike before in heavy duty cases like the Performance ones or soft sided cases like the Akona Biospeed.  However, these were huge and often scrutinized by airline personal. With travel fees for bikes approaching $200 each way, renting a bike seems much cheaper. That’s when I remembered the Ritchey Break Away.

Nearly everything I heard or read about the Ritchey Break Away lauded it’s portability and said it rode very similar to their regular bikes. One of my teammates  highly recommended it. Considering I had several trips planned this winter, I decided to go ahead and order one. I had all of the parts ready to take from my CX bike.

I won’t get into the details. I’ll write a longer review later, but overall  I found it hard to pack the first time. I think this was part of the learning process, since assembling it was a breeze. I’ve posted some photos below. It took me about 15 minutes.