Has any one ever heard of a tube or shock/fork blowing up on a plane? I was thinking about it and the cargo isn't presurized.
airplanes and tires?
- Thread starter TheMontashu
- Start date
never had a shock, fork, or tire ever act up on a plane
What do you mean by blowing up? You mean in flight or on landing. On landing I've seen and changed/replaced plenty of blown and cracked struts. Same with tires. They usually blow on landing, but they can get cut on take-off. As far as in flight, I've never heard of them exploding. The tires on the aircraft I work on and deal with dont have tubes, and they are nothing like car tires. The rims are two halves that are bolted together, and thats what holds the tire on. So for the tire to just explode all the bolts would have to shear. Hope this sorta helps a little
umm, you seem confused. He's asking about the affects of the un-pressurized cargo hold on bike componentsthecoloredguy said:
Curb Hucker said:
Yeah, I was slightly confused also
well it is the motashu
If it ain't English, it's The Montashu (or some of his buddies). 
From Air Canada:
Q- Will my pets be safe in the cargo area?
A- Yes, all of are airplanes are pressurized including the cargo hold area. Your animal in the aircraft hold will be secured so not to move about, and placed so there is maximum ventilation all around the kennel.
From rec.bicycles:
Myth: You need to let the air out of your tires before shipping your bike
on an airplane - if you don't, the tires will explode.
Assume your tire at sea level, pumped to 100 psi. Air pressure at sea
level is (about) 15psi. Therefore, the highest pressure which can be
reached in the tire is 100+15=115psi. Ergo: There is no need to
deflate bicycle tires prior to flight to avoid explosions.
(Giles Morris gilesm@bird.uucp)
Addendum: The cargo hold is pressurized to the same pressure as the
passenger compartment.
Q- Will my pets be safe in the cargo area?
A- Yes, all of are airplanes are pressurized including the cargo hold area. Your animal in the aircraft hold will be secured so not to move about, and placed so there is maximum ventilation all around the kennel.
From rec.bicycles:
Myth: You need to let the air out of your tires before shipping your bike
on an airplane - if you don't, the tires will explode.
Assume your tire at sea level, pumped to 100 psi. Air pressure at sea
level is (about) 15psi. Therefore, the highest pressure which can be
reached in the tire is 100+15=115psi. Ergo: There is no need to
deflate bicycle tires prior to flight to avoid explosions.
(Giles Morris gilesm@bird.uucp)
Addendum: The cargo hold is pressurized to the same pressure as the
passenger compartment.
I was gonna say... Lower cargo is infact pressurized. The about a 10" gap between the floor panels and the side wall all the way around. There are zig-zag trusses the run along that gap. So whatever you feel in the passenger cabin, you feel in lower cargo. ......mind you up front it's crazy warm with all of the electronic widgets......
Well I've taking my mt bike on planes before, I assume they put it in cargo. No problems with tires or shocks. I left everything as if I was going to ride it. So everything had high psi. No problems, except for the asshole at the airport in montreal on the way home, he through in on the ground, mind you in Vancouver I've never seen someone treat a bike soo well. The guy stood there holding my bike till I came and got it.
I've taken many bikes on many planes, never had a problem with air shocks or tires getting over-pressurized.
When I took my bike they seemed pretty keen to make sure there was no air in the tyres.
I have a Trico Iron Case, but when I took my AS-X out to Bootleg it wouldn't fit in there so I just reinforced a bike box from the LBS. The airlines totally wasted that box though, even with all the reinforcement I did. I would be nervous about trying that again.DVNT said:
I rented a trico iron from my LBS, and was perfectly happy with the results. oh- words of advice when flying with bikes: use some all-thread and 4 wingnuts (plus washers) to reinforce your fork and frame dropouts. basically, you replace the axle with this small piece. makes it so that your dropouts cant be pushed together.Echo said:
if you need elaboration on the dropout protectors, PM me- another option is the dropout protectors that come with frames/forks
oh, and wrap EVERYTHING that might scratch/mar/ding or damage anything else.
Fill your shocks and tires with "storage air" and you'll be ok.
Mike
Mike