Originally Posted by Bacciagalupe
Stress on the bike frame or the suitcase frame?
And you have to remove the derailleur, correct?
Any thoughts on removing the hinge?
Although the suitcase was banged around a bit -- one of the three latches came loose, so I'm glad I used a compression strap -- I haven't noticed any problem with the frame.
I'm not sure if you have to remove the derailleur, but that's what the Xootr site suggests, and that's what I did. It really reduces the risk of a bent deraillerur, which would mess up the indexing.
I think if you remove the hinge you can fit the bike into a smaller (29") suitcase, as Alex Wetmore has done
here with an older steel frame Swift, but I haven't tried it.
Jonathan