| Re: Airplane travel with bicycles
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 19:25:50 -0800, "Mark Weiss" <markweiss@csi.com> wrote:
>> Deflate tubes as some cargo holds are not always pressurised and a loud
>> BANG as your tyres burst may not go down well at 32,000ft.
>
>Most aircraft baggage compartments are pressurized to nearly the same
>altitude as the passenger cabin -- around 8,000 feet MSL. This is because
>the aircraft carry lots of baggage that is sensitive to altitude -- animals,
>for example. Bike tires don't blow at those altitudes. Last summer, when I
>flew with my bike from the US to Europe and back, the tires did fine without
>deflating them.
>
>On the other hand, deflating them a bit certainly can't cause harm ....
Worst case, the airplane leaves earth's atmosphere you get another 15 PSI.
Of course that introduces other problems that may interfere with riding at your
destination.
Ron
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