I did talk to a Cyclist on tour , here , a couple summers ago
His boarding pass was held hostage to the demand to open case, and although he had gone the S&S coupler route, so within dimensions,

seeing it was a bike , had to pay the fee anyhow...


Anyhow storage between uses, @ home I put the other 3 , 2 front and the other rear inside, 1 rear roller Ortlieb , until needed. that's 1 piece..





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