Originally Posted by
mkatz
Air Travel: Has anyone tried traveling by commercial airliner with their Helix? Experience packing the bike into a hard suitcase?
Now that I've placed my order I've moved onto contemplating usage while waiting for delivery. (and adding options... gives me something else to do during the pandemic)
The order I've placed is for the standard model (rather than the lightweight one). I chose the 11 speed Derailleur, thinking of how much I struggled riding uphill when last I rode.
I haven't seen anyone post anything on the Helix forum about traveling by air with one. Some have tried to find something suitable but nothing seems to come in under the 62" linear inch limit for standard suitcases without additional fees. Helix in the past had posted a CAD design of a Helix suitcase which basically cut the corners around the wheels which I think is how you will get to 62".
When do you expect to receive your bike?
I'm a kickstarter backer and after 5 years of waiting, I think I will be selling my pledge and moving on as I no longer need this bike and travel with my Brompton instead.
As you can see, by angling the corners around the wheels, and that's how you get to 62" is my guess.
