URGENT......taking my uni on a plane?

I'd take it apart to play it safe.

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personally i havent done it, but this is what i would do.

take the pedals and seat with seatpost off, wrap the uni in a towel and
place it inside your luggage bag, then put the pedals and seat with
seat post in the bag. i dont think there should be any problems

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byza_dog said:

hey not tomorow (monday) but on tuesday i am going to New Zealand for 8
days (i live in OZ) and i was wondering if any of you have ever taken
you unis on a plane and did you have any issues. And how did you pack
it etc.
the uni in question is a trials uni

thanks

Trials Uni's should be pretty staightforward to pack. If you want to
get fancy you can pick up a wheelbag from a bike shop but otherwise I
don't think you'll have any issues. Just put it in a bag and put some
cardboard or bubblewrap around it to protect the paint.

Just don't bring the heavy stuff like pedals/cranks as carry on
luggage- although NZ/Aus airlines are probably less strict than flying
to the US or elsewhere. They don't like people bringing puncture
repair kits on the plane though (flammable glue).

Whereabouts in NZ are you going? If you make a posting on the NZ
Unicycle forums www.unicycle.org.nz you might be able to meet up with
some local unicyclists whilst you are here.

Ken

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nahhhh taking the uni isnt gonna work due to baggage sizes/weight (and
my friend wont let me take it) and it will be too much hassle.

o well next time
thanks for the replys anyway

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byza_dog said:

nahhhh taking the uni isnt gonna work due to baggage sizes/weight (and
my friend wont let me take it) and it will be too much hassle.

o well next time
thanks for the replys anyway

i know people have taken more than 1 unicycle with them from aussi ->
nz and back and often it depends on the person who checks in your
luggage whether you will be charged for being over weigh. i know for
instance that andrew managed to take 2 muni's and a trials uni form NZ
in his luggage and no charge.

you should definatly try bring it if your gonna be in auckland, we're
always keen to ride

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i bring my MUni in a hockey bag and put it in.

When I came home from Minnisota, I had a trials and a 2 wheeler in
there

hockey bags are great

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Hi,

I have taken my uni twice on a plane without any problem/extra charge
(my luggage was far from weight limit though)

I put the pedals and seat+post in my bag, cause it fit very well. And
for the wheel and frame it wasn't an issue at the checking.
Once i had to sign a disclaimer in the event of any damage, but a trial
uni is thought to be solid and you can be confident with that.
Don't forget to deflate it although they might remind it to you cause
they are quite used to carrying bikes.
You will want to have your tools checked too, because it is forbidden
to take them aboard. I forgot some allen wrenches in my pocket once
that i had to get rid of, and i was mad not to be able to rebuild my
uni as soon as landed.

Manuel

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I took my freestyle 20" uni on a plane two years ago (this is post-9/11)
without taking it apart, departing from NYC. It wasn't easy, but here
is what you can do:

Arrive at the airport early and ask the head of your airline's security
to walk you to the security checkpoint so that you can gate-check the
uni. In my case, I had to wait nearly an hour (or was it just a boring
40 mins?) before he was free, but the nice guy hesitated not one second
in walking me right over to the nearby security check-in. From that
point on, I could go anywhere in the airport with (and sometimes ON) my
uni. It was amazing.

Coming back from Salt Lake City, I didn't even need to ask for help.
The check-in folks were only too happy to x-ray my uni and let me ride
off on it. They got a kick out of it.

If all else fails, you can just put it thru like luggage. It should be
ok, but it's worth asking to gate-check it -- I've been able to do it
twice.

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When I went to China this March I removed the cranks from my 20" uni and
bolted on two 12" x 12" x 3/4" boards on the axles to protect my
soft-sided luggage. They also kept the uni from twisting in my luggage
and possibly damaging other items.

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I was thinking of bring my uni to hawaii (july 20 or something), but it
would be too much, and my parents won't let me...

You'd have to get a whole 'nother suitcase for it pretty much.

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ooh, just in time for me too!

i'm bringing one of my unicycles to france this summer...
so so far what i gather from this thread to put a uni on a plane is:
-take off pedals
-take off frame
-take off seat &post
-put pedals and seat in underplane luggage
-put wheel and frame in bag, check into plane early.

one idea i got from scott is to use a boogie board bag. apparently you
jusdt take off the seat and pedals, and put them in the pocket, and the
rest of the thing in the main pouch.

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WELLLL........what i did was, found a big suitcase, took the pedals and
the saddle+seatpost off....put it in the case (surrounding it with a
few clothes)...checked it in...no worries 🙂, easy as pie coverd in
sugar on a warm, lazy afternoon in a garden with a slight breeze
stroking the side of your face.🙂

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DonO said:

When I went to China this March I removed the cranks from my 20" uni and
bolted on two 12" x 12" x 3/4" boards on the axles to protect my
soft-sided luggage. They also kept the uni from twisting in my luggage
and possibly damaging other items.

Your protecting a sun? I would put that in a duffle bag and hope it
gets broken so i have an excuse to buy a uni thats not junk.

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when i took my uni on a plane i had a bag like the one pictured here
http://www.luggagewarehouse.com/images/zoom/bru864-main.jpg

all i did was took off the pedals and seat and layed the uni in the bag
with my clothes packed around it, i put the seat and pedals in a side
pocket. it worked quite nicely.

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Evan Byrne said:

Your protecting a sun? I would put that in a duffle bag and hope it gets
broken so i have an excuse to buy a uni thats not junk.

you just HAD to come in and put a negative thing in this wonderfully
positive conversation, didn't you evan...

the thing is for me, i don't want and probably can't take a big
suitcase. I'll be moving around a lot and i'm going to be taking a
backpack, so i want something that i can fold up and stuff in the pack,
not something solid. so i'm gonna use that bodyboard bag with cardboard
padding.

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abbabibble said:

you just HAD to come in and put a negative thing in this wonderfully
positive conversation, didn't you evan...

I wouldn't be me if i didn't.

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I was looking into taking my Coker to Chicago from NY. I see it far
exceeds the luggage size restrictions and so I could be charged, I
think it was $70.00 each way. I know I could be lucky and the airline
may not charge me, but I figure I would get it to Chicago, and then
have to pay to bring it home. So I'm not going to bring it.

It's a tough choice to visit family, friends and give up riding the
Coker for a week 🙄 . Good thing my sister has two unicycles
🙂 .

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Chrashing said:

Good thing my sister has two unicycles 🙂 .

Looks like it's time to talk her into a third!

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HEY Evan
i've got a sun and its my only uni. It's not that crappy either. I've
taken it off picnic tables 5 sets etc and it is fine. why not just take
the extra time to protect it so you will actually have a uni to ride
and cash in your pocket?

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