tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post8790894757399348604..comments2024-03-19T05:40:22.017-04:00Comments on Sprinter della Casa: California - Day FourAkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-85768774850991491252008-02-04T18:39:00.000-05:002008-02-04T18:39:00.000-05:00btw I don't know where I got Walter Payton as a Gi...btw I don't know where I got Walter Payton as a Giant. I was thinking of Lawrence Taylor.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-19163005919412688362008-02-04T18:35:00.000-05:002008-02-04T18:35:00.000-05:00Starting to return to normal but definitely not th...Starting to return to normal but definitely not there yet.<BR/><BR/>I use a Bike Pro knockoff (soft bag) that I got from a friend. I "re-castered" it with much stronger caster wheels and I pack it pretty well. I'll have to do a post but essentially I use this grey foam stuff that the movers used to pack furniture, wrap everything, and remove a lot of things (I do NOT touch a single cable anchor bolt but I do "unseat" the cable housing to give me slack):<BR/>1. stem<BR/>2. bar<BR/>3. rear derailleur<BR/>4. seat/post (as a unit)<BR/>5. wheels<BR/>6. front brake caliper<BR/>7. pedals<BR/><BR/>I wrap and tape the rear derailleur and tape it between the stays.<BR/><BR/>I remove the front caliper (easier on cables) and bar and stem, toe strap the bar to the fork/headtube. stem goes into a little pouch.<BR/><BR/>seat/post/bag gets wrapped, sits under downtube.<BR/><BR/>pedals go in pouch.<BR/><BR/>wheels go into wheel bags, skewers into the pockets in the bags.<BR/><BR/>fork is clamped in the frame of the bag. the BB is toe-strapped down, grey padding everywhere.<BR/><BR/>TT, DT, ST, chainstays, seat stays, top of ST, all wrapped in grey stuff.<BR/><BR/>Extra spacers sit in place of stem, top cap put on so it's stable (first time I flew with a threadless I found pieces of headset everywhere).<BR/><BR/>Finally I cover the whole thing in 4-5 layers of the grey stuff.<BR/><BR/>It does cost extra but I figure it's worth it. I suppose after 10-15 years of flying to the same place I could just leave a bike here but it hasn't come to that yet.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-45241310988690490172008-02-04T16:35:00.000-05:002008-02-04T16:35:00.000-05:00AkiHope you're feeling better. How did you transp...Aki<BR/>Hope you're feeling better. How did you transport your bike on the plane? Any suggestions? <BR/><BR/>SpFrom Head to Toehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335040631334260370noreply@blogger.com