Hydraulic brakes - Pyrenees - Sleazyjet?

Howdy all,

Am off to the Pyrenees on Saturday, going to some off road stuff, with gears :)

My MB has hydraulic brakes, am wondering if I'll get any issues with this? Will they pop and cover my bike in fluid or will I be ok? Easyjet banned them for a bit, as they kept covering luggage in fluid, but have had to turn it around, so I can still get on...

But.. Hmm? Should I just bleed them and refill when I get to my destination?

Cheers,
Rob.

i think it'll be sweet mate.
you can leave your tyres pumped up so i doubt there'll be a problem.

Sureley if the fluid expands, all that will happen is the calipers will compress?

planes are pressurised... its not even an issue guys. dont worry.

tires/brakes etc will be fine (and yep, ive flown with my mtb)

It'll be fine, my GF has flown all over the world with her D'Hill bike and has had no problems with the brakes.

Ok cheers guys :) Just want to me make sure...

just make sure the disks are safe! the box/bag is likely to be abused rather alot in transit

You probably already know this but f you take your wheels out of the frame make sure you put some spacers in your calipers to stop the pistons coming together when some idiot bumps a handle. Nothing worse than getting to your destination and having to re-bleed your brakes.

well.. a screwdriver and a bit of wiggling normally does the trick :P

not if the pads are on the used side,

holds are pressurized, though you may find that the airline insists that you let the tires down..

you may find that the airline insists that you let the tires down..

"Tyres, I'm sorry, it was a great time we shared together, some of the best moments of my life in fact, but, but you see I've found someone else, someone I must share my time with. There's just no room for you two now. I'm sorry but we simply cannot be together."

That kind of thing?