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Boudicca
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Originally Posted by djb
I assume you will still have teh box from when you go to Vanc? If so, at least it will be fairly fast to pack it up again, make sure you keep track of the plastic fork spacer thing, and the rear derailleur protector plastic thing, etc as well as the packing bubble wrap or foam or whatever you use. and have the roll of tape to close it up and/or repair holes rips.
It's a Bike Friday, so it's even faster and easier than that in theory. But in practice I usually get 99 percent of the bike in its case, only to find that I have forgotten something really important that needs to go in right at the beginning and I have to start over. I have learned that the key thing is to take your time, and find somewhere comfortable. So the packing needs to be done the day before I leave, and not in the minutes before I head out to catch a plane. A bottle of beer helps.
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