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I've flown lots with Bromptons. I got the EVA Brompton Folding Bike Case, which was being discontinued at Evans and cheap. It's been really good, the bike just fits in. With nothing removed and no tinkering, just folded normally. The case is also light enough (4kgs) + Brompton (11kgs) to stuff loads of stuff around it. Even with a 20kg luggage limit I can stuff 5kgs of other shit inside. .
The only issue I've had so far, is the last trip just before lockdown there was a little damage to the pull out trolley handle. It looks like a few things were stacked on top of it and the mechanism has dented a little and doesn't move smoothly. But the case have flown enough trips now without any excess baggage fees, so they've sort of paid for themselves a few times over. At least that's how it feels in my head.
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Hi, I recently got my first Brompton, one of the main reasons being to travel abroad with, I have various family members around Europe etc.
Does anyone have any tips/experience on flying with one? I’ve seen a few bits online, but I picked up a (what I thought looked) pretty big samsonite hard shell case and it just doesn’t quite fit annoyingly, I’m wondering whether removing some more parts will do the trick.
Any advice would be appreciated. Failing that, you’ll probably see said samsonite on classifieds.
Thanks!