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01-11-2005, 05:45 PM

> I won't comment on the bike packing practice you recommend because my
> experiences are different but I had a buddy who brought his own drink
> powder in a large water bottle taped in his cage. Needless to say CDG
> security picked his bike to unpack and took a fit when they saw the
> powder in the bottle. Neither his offer to taste it nor all claims
> that it was what it was avoided a 40 minute farce, and he finally
> ended up tossing it down the toilet even though security really knew
> it was sports drink.

Best to bring a sealed can of Cytomax (or whatever) and you're less likely
to have trouble. But here's the weird thing. One year, I brought my Cytomax
in 10 or 12 baggies, each one with enough for one bottle. Little baggies
with white powder. What in the world was I thinking??? Didn't even raise an
eyebrow with security. Weird.

If you haven't been to CDG before, both your buddy and I can attest to the
fact that it's a very strange place. Arrival isn't too much of an issue, but
departure? That's the only airport that I make it a point to be there 2-3
hours before my flight out. The weird maze of tubes (where you go down to go
up), the convoluted lines that snake all over the place; it's as if it were
intentionally designed to be an inefficient as possible. I actually look
forward to it now, having been through there 6 or 7 times and knowing the
ropes. Gives me a chance to help others who can't figure out what's going
on. I have yet to take the RER there yet (difficult with a bike).

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member

01-11-2005, 05:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles Posts: n/a	Re: Airplane travel with bicycles > I won't comment on the bike packing practice you recommend because my > experiences are different but I had a buddy who brought his own drink > powder in a large water bottle taped in his cage. Needless to say CDG > security picked his bike to unpack and took a fit when they saw the > powder in the bottle. Neither his offer to taste it nor all claims > that it was what it was avoided a 40 minute farce, and he finally > ended up tossing it down the toilet even though security really knew > it was sports drink. Best to bring a sealed can of Cytomax (or whatever) and you're less likely to have trouble. But here's the weird thing. One year, I brought my Cytomax in 10 or 12 baggies, each one with enough for one bottle. Little baggies with white powder. What in the world was I thinking??? Didn't even raise an eyebrow with security. Weird. If you haven't been to CDG before, both your buddy and I can attest to the fact that it's a very strange place. Arrival isn't too much of an issue, but departure? That's the only airport that I make it a point to be there 2-3 hours before my flight out. The weird maze of tubes (where you go down to go up), the convoluted lines that snake all over the place; it's as if it were intentionally designed to be an inefficient as possible. I actually look forward to it now, having been through there 6 or 7 times and knowing the ropes. Gives me a chance to help others who can't figure out what's going on. I have yet to take the RER there yet (difficult with a bike). --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member