Originally Posted by
raybo
On my last flight with my S&S coupled bike, weight was important. The padding that came with my hard sided case was 2 pounds. I didn't take it last time and, instead, wrapped my frame parts with old tubes that I sliced apart and wrapped around them. I secured them with zip-ties. My frame still got dinged, but I saved weight!
I can't quite understand how it's acceptable to pony up to get S&S couplers, and then accept dinging the frame when traveling. Short-sightedness on my part, I suppose.