Originally Posted by
KC8QVO
Those that have flown with folding bikes that have derailleurs - have you run in to any problems with damage? Anything that was easy to repair - like bend a front derailleur back to shape - or harder to fix issues that required replacement parts?
I thought the N360 was 3.5lbs, not 5.5? Either way, yea more weight isn't a good thing, but if that means a lot lower chance of something breaking then it would be a viable option.
I have flown a few times with 2 RD equipped folding bikes; a Tobukaeru with 20in. wheels and 21 speeds + a Citizen Tokyo with 16in. wheels and 7 speeds.
Both bikes were dismantled before being squeezed in a standard hard sided suitcase. I had to remove the RD on the Tobukaeru but didn't have to for the
Tokyo. No issues so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUQN...IoDLA&index=25
2013 Citizen Tokyo in a suitcase by
1nterceptor, on Flickr