Ryanair and bike parts in hand luggage question...

[Daveyraveygravey]

I'm off to Pescara in Italy with Europe's most on-time airline (ta-da!) on Wednesday next week. I've arranged to hire a road bike and am hoping to climb to the Blockhaus and get some other rides in.

My Italian isn't great, but I have spoken to the shop where I am picking up the hire bike from, and know I have to take my shoes and pedals. I may also take the usual spares you'd take on the bike on a long ride in the UK -an inner tube, tyre levers, patches, glue, pump. Do you think I'll have any problems getting on the plane at Stansted? Are they going to react like I am a suspected terrorist?

I may also take a water bottle, and some small battery lights. Again, will that be ok?

[gazza285]

Shove everything inside the bottle, apart from the batteries, these should be taped to the outside of the bottle. Also, if you are taking your Garmin computer/watch, this can also be secured with tape. In case these taped items become loose, used bits of electrical wire to tether them on a leash. You should be fine then.


Seriously? You'll be fine. No CO2 canisters though.

[ccr32]

gazza285 said:

Shove everything inside the bottle, apart from the batteries, these should be taped to the outside of the bottle. Also, if you are taking your Garmin computer/watch, this can also be secured with tape. In case these taped items become loose, used bits of electrical wire to tether them on a leash. You should be fine then.

Don't forget to also tape some spare bearings to the outside of the bottle too, just in case you need them as, er... spares.

[ccr32]

gazza285 said:

Seriously? You'll be fine. No CO2 canisters though.

And more seriously, this - there's nothing there they would stop you taking on, unless it's a compressed gas or anything is particularly sharp looking.

[drgav2005]

gazza285 said:

Shove everything inside the bottle, apart from the batteries, these should be taped to the outside of the bottle. Also, if you are taking your Garmin computer/watch, this can also be secured with tape. In case these taped items become loose, used bits of electrical wire to tether them on a leash. You should be fine then.


Seriously? You'll be fine. No CO2 canisters though.

Hahahahahahahah - both the missus and I laughed out loud when we read this! Brilliant

[NUEZ]

I flew back from south of France after doing Ventoux this summer.

No problem on Ryanair for us with multitool, pump, pedals, inner tubes, bottle cage, etc.


I guess it may come down to the whim of the Italian vs French security staff ;-)