Helmet transport

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I'm flying with the bike this week and it's just occured to me that possibly the most difficult
bit will be transporting the helmet without it getting crushed. The options as I see it are:
a) Take it as hand luggage
b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes
c) Wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in with the bike

Any hints?

Wear it.

Shaun aRe - HTH, HAND.

Shaun Rimmer said:

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I'm flying with the bike this week and it's just occured to me that possibly the most difficult
bit will be transporting the helmet without it getting crushed. The options as I see it are:
a) Take it as hand luggage
b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes
c) Wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in with the bike

Any hints?

Wear it.

Cheers. I'm already concerned about being anally raped by Special Branch under the new terrorist
laws (aka, 'remove all your rights'😉 and current paranoia sweeping UK airports. I'm sure wandering
through customs in a helmet with barbed wire pictured on it would single me out for some 'special
attention'. As well as making me look like an absolute wingnut, of course...

BTW, if they're going to shoot down a plane with a surface to air missile, do you reckon they'd go
for one of the higher profile airlines, like BA, or one of the cheapos, like Buzz?

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I'm flying with the bike this week and it's just occured to me that possibly the most difficult
bit will be transporting the helmet without it getting crushed. The options as I see it are:
a) Take it as hand luggage
b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes
c) Wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in with the bike

Any hints?

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You could get one of those "protective sheaths". I think Giro make one.

Don't put it in with the bike. I did this once and got a great big wedge ripped out of the foam.

On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:38:14 +0100, bomba did issue forth:

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I'm flying with the bike this week and it's just occured to me that possibly the most difficult
bit will be transporting the helmet without it getting crushed. The options as I see it are:
a) Take it as hand luggage
b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes
c) Wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in with the bike

I think if you pack it with your bike, then you're asking for trouble. My distrust of baggage
handlers is such that I wouldn't trust it in my hold luggage either.

Personally, I'd shove it in my hand luggage. If it gets damaged then, you've only got
yourself to blame.

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bomba said:

b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes

This has worked for me in the past.

Barry

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Shaun Rimmer said:

Quoted message said:

I'm flying with the bike this week and it's just occured to me that possibly the most difficult
bit will be transporting the helmet without it getting crushed. The options as I see it are:
a) Take it as hand luggage
b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes
c) Wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in with the bike

Any hints?

Wear it.

Cheers. I'm already concerned about being anally raped by Special Branch under the new terrorist
laws (aka, 'remove all your rights'😉 and current paranoia sweeping UK airports.

Nah, they'd just do it 'cos you a purdy bwoy.

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I'm sure wandering through customs in a helmet with barbed wire pictured on it would single me out
for some 'special attention'. As well as making me look like an absolute wingnut, of course...

Heheheheh! 'Hey, kid, where's yer bike?'

You'd be better off with a foil beanie......

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BTW, if they're going to shoot down a plane with a surface to air missile, do you reckon they'd go
for one of the higher profile airlines, like BA, or one of the cheapos, like Buzz?

BA, defo.

Shaun aRe

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Quoted message said:

I'm flying with the bike this week and it's just occured to me that possibly the most difficult bit
will be transporting the helmet without it getting crushed. The options as I see it are:
a) Take it as hand luggage
b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes
c) Wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in with the bike

Any hints?

Wear it. Better yet, wear it, then wrap a towel over the top of it to "protect it". Also you should
protect your cycle computer. Put it in a clear bag, along with some spare gear cables. Also foreign
people have trouble understanding a Brit accent. Take saying "hello" for instance, the air hostess
will never understand this, try dropping the 'h' and pronouncing it 'alla'. So to recap - when you
board the airplane make sure you're wearing your towel-protected helmet, then show the air-hostess
your clear bag of cycle computer and gear cables and to put her at ease say a friendly 'alla'.

Steve E.

Shaun Rimmer said:

Quoted message said:

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Wear it.

Cheers. I'm already concerned about being anally raped by Special Branch under the new terrorist
laws (aka, 'remove all your rights'😉 and current paranoia sweeping UK airports.

Nah, they'd just do it 'cos you a purdy bwoy.

Oh, and I thought you hadn't noticed... :~D

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Quoted message said:

I'm sure wandering through customs in a helmet with barbed wire pictured on it would single me out
for some 'special attention'. As well as making me look like an absolute wingnut, of course...

Heheheheh! 'Hey, kid, where's yer bike?'

Hehe. Reminds me of the Montpellier round of the European Sevens Series last year. There's a certain
trend in pro rugby to wear these fingerless mitts that have a special sticky coating that supposedly
improves handling in the wet
(worldrugbyshop.co.zacomersus viewItem.aspOpen ↗). However, one of the
Belgian players obviously couldn't afford them (and had failed to notice the 30+ deg heat) and was
wearing cycling gloves instead. Cue many comments similar to the above (but in French), and a heap
of grief. And to compound the misery, we tonked them by over 20 points.

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You'd be better off with a foil beanie......

That's staying in my jacket pocket where it's accessible at all times.

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BTW, if they're going to shoot down a plane with a surface to air missile, do you reckon they'd go
for one of the higher profile airlines, like BA, or one of the cheapos, like Buzz?

BA, defo.

My thoughts to. Good job I'm a skinflint ;~)

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spademan o---)* said:

Wear it. Better yet, wear it, then wrap a towel over the top of it to "protect it". Also you
should protect your cycle computer. Put it in a clear bag, along with some spare gear cables.
Also foreign people have trouble understanding a Brit accent. Take saying "hello" for instance,
the air hostess will never understand this, try dropping the 'h' and pronouncing it 'alla'. So to
recap - when you board the airplane make sure you're wearing your towel-protected helmet, then
show the air-hostess your clear bag of cycle computer and gear cables and to put her at ease say
a friendly 'alla'.

Brilliant. Now all I have to do is work on my Arabian appearance by working out a way to get rid of
my blonde hair, freckles and pale blue skin...

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Brilliant. Now all I have to do is work on my Arabian appearance by working out a way to get rid
of my blonde hair, freckles and pale blue skin...

Well, that's addressed my query of how we'll recognise you in the carpark at Nantmawr.

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Huw Pritchard said:

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Brilliant. Now all I have to do is work on my Arabian appearance by working out a way to get rid
of my blonde hair, freckles and pale blue skin...

Well, that's addressed my query of how we'll recognise you in the carpark at Nantmawr.

Well, I could just say that I'll be the one with the Ford Focus and the red Kona, and to be honest,
I've seen piccies of everyone else, so I shouldn't imagine it would be a problem. However, I'll post
a piccy this evening.

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I don't see anything wrong with carrying it on strapped to your day pack. Skiers do it all the time.
Or they used to....

Penny S

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bomba wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I'm flying with the bike this week and it's just occured to me that possibly the most difficult
bit will be transporting the helmet without it getting crushed. The options as I see it are:
a) Take it as hand luggage
b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes
c) Wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in with the bike

Any hints?

Wear it. Better yet, wear it, then wrap a towel over the top of it to "protect it". Also you
should protect your cycle computer. Put it in a clear bag, along with some spare gear cables. Also
foreign people have trouble

understanding

Quoted message said:

a Brit accent. Take saying "hello" for instance, the air hostess will

never

Quoted message said:

understand this, try dropping the 'h' and pronouncing it 'alla'. So to recap - when you board the
airplane make sure you're wearing your towel-protected helmet, then show the air-hostess your
clear bag of cycle computer and gear cables and to put her at ease say a friendly 'alla'.

Steve E.

Heheheheh - yup, thassa way to do it!

Shaun aRe - Bomba da bomba!

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On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 15:25:45 +0100, bomba did issue forth:

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Brilliant. Now all I have to do is work on my Arabian appearance by working out a way to get rid
of my blonde hair, freckles and pale blue skin...

Well, that's addressed my query of how we'll recognise you in the carpark at Nantmawr.

I was wondering how to solve this problem. I was going to bring the Continental R for full on
sore-thumbness but as I've fixed the suspension on the Escort I expect I'll take that instead, to
save the mud marks on my Connoly hide.

Andy Chequer

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Shaun Rimmer said:

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>Wear it.

Cheers. I'm already concerned about being anally raped by Special Branch under the new terrorist
laws (aka, 'remove all your rights'😉 and current paranoia sweeping UK airports.

Nah, they'd just do it 'cos you a purdy bwoy.

Oh, and I thought you hadn't noticed... :~D

Heheheheheh......

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm sure wandering through customs in a helmet with barbed wire pictured on it would single me
out for some 'special attention'. As well as making me look like an absolute wingnut, of
course...

Heheheheh! 'Hey, kid, where's yer bike?'

Hehe. Reminds me of the Montpellier round of the European Sevens Series last year. There's a
certain trend in pro rugby to wear these fingerless mitts that have a special sticky coating that
supposedly improves handling in the wet

(worldrugbyshop.co.zacomersus viewItem.aspOpen ↗).

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However, one of the Belgian players obviously couldn't afford them (and had failed to notice the
30+ deg heat) and was wearing cycling gloves instead. Cue many comments similar to the above
(but in French), and a heap of grief. And to compound the misery, we tonked them by over 20
points.

Bunch of meanies! ',;~}

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Quoted message said:

You'd be better off with a foil beanie......

That's staying in my jacket pocket where it's accessible at all times.

They have these beams, see........big psychic radio beams.......

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

BTW, if they're going to shoot down a plane with a surface to air missile, do you reckon they'd
go for one of the higher profile airlines, like BA, or one of the cheapos, like Buzz?

BA, defo.

My thoughts to. Good job I'm a skinflint ;~)

Oh aye - if you got a BA flight, you'd be a gonner fer sure....especially if the USAF was in
the aria.....

Shaun aRe - _really_ looking forward to next Sunday, but, not without a little
trepidation.....heheheh....

P.s. for Huw - if you are a big hard lad, I actually think the Welsh are cool, and vastly superior
to us poxy Englandiers....I was just being sarcastic when I called you mean names, honest
guv.......

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Huw Pritchard said:

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Brilliant. Now all I have to do is work on my Arabian appearance by working out a way to get rid
of my blonde hair, freckles and pale blue skin...

Well, that's addressed my query of how we'll recognise you in the

carpark

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at Nantmawr.

Well, I could just say that I'll be the one with the Ford Focus

My mate Paul's got one o' them, a black un.

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and the red Kona,

He don't have one o' them though - he gots a gun metal grey marin FS.

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and to be honest, I've seen piccies of everyone else, so I shouldn't imagine it would be a
problem. However, I'll post a piccy this evening.

I'll e-mail you my moby #, ok?

Shaun aRe - need new jockey wheels and cables for the BASE, but prolly won't have them by Sunday ;-(

Penny S. said:

I don't see anything wrong with carrying it on strapped to your day pack. Skiers do it all the
time. Or they used to....

Hmm, top idea. I was going to take a record bag, but I could just use the Blowfish instead.

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Quoted message said:

I'm flying with the bike this week and it's just occured to me that possibly the most difficult
bit will be transporting the helmet without it getting crushed. The options as I see it are:
a) Take it as hand luggage
b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes
c) Wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in with the bike

Any hints?

Wear it, you silly sod.

JD

bomba said:

I'm flying with the bike this week and it's just occured to me that possibly the most difficult
bit will be transporting the helmet without it getting crushed. The options as I see it are:
a) Take it as hand luggage
b) Pack it in the middle of the bag surrounded by clothes
c) Wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in with the bike

Any hints?

Why not just shove it up your [censored] ?