The Flying Scot
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North Queensferry Scotland and London (and France)
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Bikes: Custom (Colin Laing) 531c fast tourer/audax, 1964 Flying Scot Continental, 1995 Cinelli Supercorsa, Holdsworth Mistral single speed, Dahon Speed 6 (folder), Micmo Sirocco and a few more
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I flew with KLM to Amsterdam a few times and each time used a big cardboard box from my LBS. However, on getting there, I had to dispose of it and on the way back buy a cardboard box from KLM for the return trip.
Last time I flew easyjet I took both bikes wrapped in "sleeves" made of bubble wrap, with the pedals off and bars turned. On arrival the bubble wrap folded to something the size of a groundmat and could be carried on the rear rack behind my saddlebag. The bikes could still be wheeled but they both suffered minor damage to the brake hoods and my back wheel was buckled on the home trip when a handler put it on the conveyor rather than wheel it through!
Rigid case is best but where do you store it in an airport?
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plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1