Pedals can be a real effort to remove sometimes. It is best to make sure that they are not threaded on too tight several days in advance. You do not want to be struggling with an overly tight pedal when your plane takes off a few hours later. I assume you know that one side is left hand thread.

I would also take the chain off and put it in a heavy duty baggie or double bag it if you only have sandwich type zip locks. The parts of a quick link are easily lost, it may be worth putting those in their own baggie.

If you bring several pairs of disposable gloves along so you can just discard them once you are done, that makes final cleanup much easier.

Depending on how you pack, lots of zip ties that you can dispose of later may come in handy too. Either carry a small side cutter or a toenail cutter to make removal of the zip ties easier.

I always take a photo of my packed luggage just before I give it to the airline. I mostly do that to make it easier to describe my lost luggage to the airline employee when it is lost or delayed, but it could also help if you try to file a claim for damage later. I have shown that photo to airline employees a few times, it does come in handy.

A luggage scale is a lot cheaper to buy than the cost of the over-weight surcharge. I have had very good luck with low budget luggage scales, I always check the battery a few days in advance.

If you are doing a lot of disassembly and reassembly, a few shop sized tools instead of a tiny little multi-tool can save time and is worth the weight to carry on your trip.

I bought my road bike from Amazon, it came in the factory box initially, so I was able to take photos of how it was packed by the manufacturer. They left the rear derailleur on, but they put the chain on the biggest sprocket and they had a plastic fitting that held that side of the frame further away from the side of the box so the derailleur was less likely to be damaged, third photo. And they had a small box of all the small parts like pedals, so they were not loose in the box.







No, the canoe was not included with the bike, that was already on my patio in storage.

Not shown in the photo, but there was a plastic fitting they had on the front fork dropouts that kept the fork from punching two holes into the box and exposing the fork.

Whether you use boxes or bags, or a mixture, the photos above may give you some ideas on how to proceed.

Have a great trip.