Originally Posted by
cyclezealot
Jef. I used to fly so often, my bags looked pretty worn. As I did with my bike, I guess I needed to have invested in a hard shell suitcase. One time the TSA so damaged my bike box, I am amazed the few bike parts, I had duct taped to the side of the box, where not lost. Guess, I just had bad luck with the bag handlers.
We try to box our bikes so that it is easy for TSA to inspect them. I tape 3 sides very well, and lightly tape the side I want them to open. I also talk to with the TSA folks as they go through the inspection.
I've had a couple of the TSA people tell me they will tape it up better than I did
we have also had really good luck flying with our bikes.
These boxes went on 4 different flights getting to Lisbon: Portland-> Seattle-> Keflavik->Amsterdam-> Lisbon. Boxes look a little rough, but no damage to the bikes.
