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Old 10-29-13 | 01:20 PM
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Bikes: Brompton and Dahon Curve D3

Originally Posted by brakemeister
fits in a compartment inside a plane ... depends on the plane .... and it is surely not legal to do so as the Brommie weighs just a little bit more than the allowed 20 lbs. For somebody who has been on a flight where most of those doors opened up and all that stuff was flying around in the cabin it is further of no question to me, to never pack anything hard and heavy in those overheads.
Besides although small it never fits inside the measuring cases which are located on most gates.
But I digress....

You almost want a simple ( but good riding ) one speed ( or two speed automatic ) bike, no thrills very easy to fold, reasonable light.
Dahon Mu uno comes to mind as well as Tern Uno or Tern Verge DUo .... OR a Tern Link Duo custom bike for an attractive price ?
( that would be my choice, but I am biased ..just a little )

thor
Here's a guy who was able to fit two Brommies in an overhead compartment. One for him and one for his wife. I actually met these fine folks at the bike shop where I bought my Brommie. Two engineers that fly all over the place with the bikes. They mentioned they have had no issues -- so far .

http://instagram.com/p/e2VP2EgZKx/

Here's the website they started: http://www.bromptonmafia.com/ . Just slide down through the photos and you will find a few shots of them on the plane.

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Wayne
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