Glue the backsides of your chainring bolts in to your spider with tubular glue. It makes changing chainrings a lot easier.
If you're running low on kit and need something tomorrow, shower in your kit after your training session, squeeze it out, and hang it to dry in front of a fan.
Tell the airline that you're carrying a trade show display. or art supplies.
If TSA repacks your bag improperly and puts a hole in your disc wheel on your way to elite Nats, you can cover it with a sticker and keep racing until you repair it for cheap at the end of the season.