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Size of folded Birdy as airline luggage?
I'd like to take my Birdy a checked airline luggage without paying an extra fee.
The standard maximum for checked airline baggage is 62" (158 cm) length + width + height.
I have a pre-2003 "classic" Birdy with no fenders/mudguards and no rack. Folded, it seems to be *slightly* more than 62" total, no matter how I measure, even if I put it in a thin bag that doesn't increase the size.
Have others taken a Birdy-in-a-bag as airline luggage? Have airlines measured it? if they have, have you been charged extra for it as an oversized item?
Or is there some way to get it within 62" by partial disassembly, beyond normal folding?
Thanks for any experience or tips you can share,
Edward