Originally Posted by
Ozonation
I agree... you really have to wonder how badly luggage gets handled. After the second trip, I was packing up my Brompton for my third airplane trip, flipped the B&W case over, and
Torque builds up quick when there's a lever and 300 kgs of other suitcases on top. Even drop testing from 1m isn't equivalent to being at the bottom of the pile. Have also had a handlebar half set off straight by 10cm or so while traveling on a Dahon in a hardcase.
I think the airlines need to be a bit more transparent with conditions suitcases see, and adhere to those. The fine print on where responsibilities exist is frightening. There's probably a disclaimer somewhere now too if you didn't declare what you were transporting as a bicycle, and have paid the extra surcharge.