Originally Posted by
ShortLegCyclist
I am able to pack my Bike Friday and my Dahon Mu into a standard suitcase and all of my Terns fit into a slightly oversized Samsonite F'light 31 (but I've never been charged for the fact that it is like 2 linear inches too large), but all of them require disassembly and therefore internal padding of each component. One of my Terns had its headset shaken apart during flight, I've since learned to just remove all the bearings and seals when packing to avoid this.
Do you happen to have any pics of your Tern Node inside the Flite? I didn't know it was possible to get their 24" bikes into an airline legal(ish) suitcase. I'd be curious to see the amount of disassembly you had to do to get it to fit.