Originally Posted by
chimpanzee
I decided to do an experiment with a recently acquired KHS folder ("Hollywood"). 32" x 23" x 15".
I couldn't get past the "guards" (working for AA) at the escalator, to get to x-ray machines. NO WAY.
I had to scramble to find boxes at the luggage store, buy tape, & box it up.
Experiment failed. I ended up buying a cheap used dept store "mountain bike" for $10, for transportation at my destination. WIll be using this, as opposed to future attempts at using folder+travel.
I am sorry about the situation. On our way out with the Brompton, we had a family member wait until we got through the security, to pick the bike if we were to fail. After the first round of experiences, we were meticulously doing the dance of putting the bike cover on and off - off for the security, to lay cards down, and on everybody else, to avoid even a bike conversation that might spur unwanted consequences. The dichotomy is there even when I pack a NWT into a suitcase - the TSA stand, where the case is X-rayed and usually opened, is next to the Delta check-in counter at our regional airport. By then I am normally progressing towards the boarding area.