Originally Posted by
tempocyclist
The biggest downside is TSA! They will open it and not necessarily close it properly. The latches and aligning the two sections. plus lining up the internal metal pole, takes a bit more care than a zip-up soft case.
I flew with a bike overseas and at the airport I was told to take the bike over to the oversized luggage section where they made me open it up for inspection. Then it was also up to me to put it back together, zip it up...
I don't get it. This was in Canada international airport. Maybe US internal flights have different procedures? Like opening the bike luggage not in the presence of the owner?