Cycling shoes and flying, where to pack them?

JamesB

Off to Alps this weekend and last minute preps; if there`s one item cycle kit I don`t want lost its my SPD shoes ()metal plates).

So what advice about where to pack them , hand luggage with security checks or with bike in bike box?

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nferrar

I always but mine in with the bike, they aren't going to be much good to you if the bike gets lost.

Yossie

I've always caried mine in hand luggage - never had any issues at all.

Completely agree with nferrar above though.

JamesB

anyone had any issues with teh hand luggae carriage then ?

loss of a bike could be resolved by hiring one

dd1

Always carry mine, (along with the pedals) in hand luggage or checked in luggage on the off chance something happens with the bike and I need to hire one. Never had any problems though

geoff_ss

As we'd ridden to the airport and would be riding away from the destination airport we wore our cycling shoes (and cycling kit) on the plane. I don't think our hand luggage would be allowed these days (tools, pedals, Sig bottle full of meths etc).

morrisje

I flew to Majorca in February and Pyrenees in June. Both times I had shoes, pedals and a few small tools in my hand luggage. There were no questions at all when the bag went through the scanner.
I think the general belief is that pedals cannot be used to hijack a plane.

JamesB

I think the general belief is that pedals cannot be used to hijack a plane

sounds a very sensible general belief too

usedtobefast

Slightly off topic but I took a chain whip in hand luggage by accident once and only found out I was carrying it when I got to the other end ! I'm sure you could do some damage with one of those if you were so inclined.

ChrisSA

I carried a 12" steel rule in and out of Europe for 15 months, without realising it was in my laptop bag. No one seemed to notice.

Wednesday evening I was laughing at security at Dusseldorf, as I'd cable tied a case shut, and they coudn't open it, as no one was allowed scissors...

JamesB

I was laughing at security

is that a wise thing to do generally, I`m not sure how much excuse they need for a strip search

Le Commentateur

I was laughed at after they spotted what they thought was a rocket-propelled grenade but turned out actually to be a Phillppe Starck lemon squeezer.


Never had much problem with bike stuff, except the one time in Italy I was asked to open and unpack my bike case. I deeply suspect the guy was a bike geek who was curious what I'd done their local gran fondo on (as I was hastily repacking it all he proudly informed me he owned a Colnago, easily trumping my lower-mid range Bianchi).