Originally Posted by maartendc

Hmm, I did not even consider the actual travel process, packing the bike and flying with it. Seems like hydraulic would be more of a hassle / risk for that as well. I have never owned hydraulic, so not sure how "fragile" it is, but for my bike box I fly with, I do need to take my handlebars off, twist them around significantly, and tape them sideways to the frame. With cables, there is no issue at all. Would this be a problem with hydraulic lines? I have read some people suggest taking off the calipers to not put strain on the lines, but the bike I am getting has internal cable routing, so that is not an easy thing to do either.