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Old 11-12-16 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by tmac100
Get an IKEA Dimpa bag. It holds a Brommie well and you can "lock" the zipper with a TSA (or other if not flying USA) padlock. I have done this for a Brommie in Canada to avoid Air Canada's confiscatory fees of 50 CAD per bicycle per sector.

I used mylar insulation "bubble pad" for a camping ground pad to pad the Brommie and put in some camping gear so was NOT lying when I said I had camping gear in the Dimpa.

Some folks have made coroplast insert boxes for the Brommie in the Dimpa, but I have not bothered... Here are some links re packing a Brommie in a Dimpa:


My Folding Bike Brompton: Brompton Folder Fits in Ikea Dimpa Bag
Riding a folding bike around Manila: IKEA Dimpa Bag
Transporting a Brompton - The Brompton Traveler

This one shows a fellow making an insert box for the Dimpa:

AhPek Biker - Old Dog Rides Again: Brompton Accessories #15 - Packing The Brompton For Air Travel 02
Thanks for the idea and the links tmac! I live close to an Ikea so I went there after dinner and picked up one of those Dimpa bags. I like the idea of the Coroplast reinforcements, and plan to follow the instructions from ahpekbiker.
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