Originally Posted by
Rick Imby
It certainly is nice to have your own bike when traveling. I ended up in Alexandria VA a couple of weeks ago with my Dahon MU d10 in the bag. Wonderful ride down to Mt Vernon and a great day examining the amazing home of George Washington.---By the way he would fit my bike just fine---he was 6'3" also...
George was one of the largest distillers in the 13 states.
Also a great ride up to the Monuments in DC--Bike trails all over the place.
I just fold up the dahon take off the rear Derailleur so it doesn't get bent. I put a layer of cardboard between the frame and the handlebars and the handlebar and the frame after I slip it into the bag. Now a 5 minute job.
Headed to DC this week so I just left my Dahon in the suitcase. I do the same disassembly as you. The Vybe has wheel bolts so my only concern is the bolt ends pushing and the plastic suitcase, I try to put a little foam in between because I worry that the bolt may punch through. Anyone else have wheel bolts and what do you use to make them less of a projectile? Maybe a rubber grommet?