Travelling with disc brake bike
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Anyone encountered any problem while travelling (airline) with their disc brake bike, especially those with hardcases where you need to remove and turn the handlebars and fork?
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Colnago C60
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Thanks, how about the hydraulic cables though, specifically when you remove the handlebar from the stem and rotate it..... Possible leaks?
Factor Ostro VAM
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Colnago C60
F12 Rim
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Colnago C60
F12 Rim
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While not directly on topic, given the rise of the all-intern hydro disc brake bikes, wonder how one travels with those bikes as there is next to no extra hydro hose.
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Then you don’t have a bike built to survive a crash, or the relatively mundane rigors of travel.ms6073 wrote:While not directly on topic, given the rise of the all-intern hydro disc brake bikes, wonder how one travels with those bikes as there is next to no extra hydro hose.
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If it's all internal I would assume that the hydro hoses go through the steerer tube or right next to it - so it shouldn't be issue as the hose itself will rotate and it doesn't need to wrap itself around an Head Tube.
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I recently traveled trans-Atlantic with my bike with Campy H12 discs, using a super compact soft case (so that I had to remove the fork/handlebar assembly from the frame), and had no issues with brake fluid leaks or rotor issues. I probably will pull off the rotors next time out of an abundance of caution. Caliper blocks strike me as indispensable, given how everything gets compressed in a soft case.
I did carry a spare rotor with me, which proved to be prescient, as Campy gear is not easy to find in every small town, even in France. My front rotor needed replacement after a low speed crash of the most embarrassing sort — leaving the front wheel propped up on the side of the car, loading the bike, and driving off without the wheel.
Edward
I did carry a spare rotor with me, which proved to be prescient, as Campy gear is not easy to find in every small town, even in France. My front rotor needed replacement after a low speed crash of the most embarrassing sort — leaving the front wheel propped up on the side of the car, loading the bike, and driving off without the wheel.
Edward