Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
There have been lots of stories about TSA carelessness in repacking expensive bikes that caused damage because of their carelessness. They take stuff out of the box or case, then put it back in but not in properly, and when it does not fit they use as much force as they can to force the lid closed.
I worried a lot about that with mine. The process of packing it was pretty tricky and there was no room for error in packing or it just didn't fit. It was really snug when everything was perfect. I tied loose parts together and cable tied it the weird way the fork needed to be folded into the rear triangle. I also put in a large type note to TSA with clear packing directions including illustrations. Even given that I figure I was lucky I never had any damage. I credit that more to the fact that I didn't fly with it much than anything else.