Originally Posted by
cyclezealot
I am sensitive to how my stuff gets treated while entering or exiting the holds of airplanes.
My issues with airlines have been. 1. The loss of a bike, breaking about every spoke on my front wheel, and destroying my handlebars. Call me sensitive. That over the course of three different flights. .That is why I now have a bike that can be folded up and transported in a suitcase. - My Titanium Lynskey.
To be fair, to actually achieve that level of damage you bike must have encountered a catastrophic event that would likely affect any suitcase just as much.