Travel Tips - Bike Friday tikit Manual

Travel Tips

Airport Security
Traveling with your Bike Friday travel bike on the airlines today
will, for the most part, be as convenient as it was just a few years
ago in the good old days. However, because of the need for exten-
sive inspections required by the Transportation Sercurity Adminis-
tration (TSA), there are a few points to be aware of.
• Do not lock your TravelCase™ when traveling by air. All luggage
must be inspected by TSA agents when checking in your luggage.
TSA agents can, and have, broken open locked TravelCases™.
Even after the initial inspection do not lock your case, we have had
reports of subsequent inspections where the TravelCase™ lock was
broken open.
• You may ask to be present during the inspection, however you
may not touch your bike or TravelCase™ once you have handed it
over to the TSA. By asking to be present, you may be able to give
some repacking tips to a very busy agent.
• When traveling by air, you might consider not over packing
your TravelCase™. With some practice it is quite possible to get a
tremendous amount of gear into your TravelCase™; however this
only obscures the inspector's view and they will deconstruct your
carefully packed case.
• Consider using extra straps, bungee cords, or toe straps to bundle
the packed bike. This way an inspector can remove the bike as once
piece, look it over, and replace it into the case quickly and accu-
rately.
• Observe airline luggage weight limitations. Luggage which
exceeds these limitations may be charged an excess baggage fee.
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