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Probably worth cutting it down - some airlines have size restrictions and you might find a large box falls outside these dimensions...
Beaten to it...the other thing is a longer bike box is harder to man handle.
Gustav-
Thanks for this! I'd rather not cut it down if I can avoid it, and no mention on this page of any requirement to do so: http://www.easyjet.com/en/help/baggage/sports-equipment
Reckon I might risk it...
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Following plenty of positive stories here and online generally re flying with bikes in bikeshop-sourced cardboard boxes I dutifully found myself a box and getting my shit together. However, now I'm looking at it I reckon I was expecting something slightly smaller - i.e. that I would have to take off the wheels and really pack it in, etc. The box I've got is basically big enough to fit the bike with wheels on and handlebars turned. Is this what people have used before, any particular tips (assuming I'll take pedals off and wrap as much as I can in bubble wrap/pipe protector things) and put other belongings (up to airline weight limit) around it to pad out/stop any shifting about... any thoughts would be much appreciated from experienced cardboard-box-fliers to assuage my pre-flight nerves!
Cheers