Re: [yak] Digest for yak@bikefriday.com - 10 updates in 3 topics

[Alister Sharp]

Dear Yak!

Since having my Swiss Army Knife confiscated, when flying between Australia and Europe I have always just packed tools in my bags, along with everything else.

Cheers, Alister

Alister Sharp

Mob: 0422 468 108, Tel: 02 9879 3664

11 Martin St, Hunters Hill,

NSW 2110, Australia

On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 at 11:57, <y...@bikefriday.com> wrote:

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• Wanted: NWT or Llama in XL or XXL size - 4 Updates
• Flying with tools - 5 Updates
• FS: NWT/Silk 60cm size - 1 Update

Wanted: NWT or Llama in XL or XXL size

Wesley Brooks <brooks...@gmail.com>: Apr 04 05:10PM -0700 I’m a tall guy looking for a folding bike for touring. By the Rivendell method, my pubic bone height is 96cm and I’m about 6’3”. Let me know if you have a line on a used Bike Friday, thanks! -Wes

Roberta <rcha...@gmail.com>: Apr 04 05:34PM -0700 Not sure if this would work for you, but somebody posted this recently. https://groups.google.com/a/bikefriday.com/g/yak/c/viGy2239NGQ   Roberta Philadelphia

Roberta <rcha...@gmail.com>: Apr 04 05:42PM -0700 I was just informed that the above had sold.   On Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 8:34:16 PM UTC-4 Roberta wrote:

Wesley Brooks <brooks...@gmail.com>: Apr 04 06:01PM -0700 Thanks! I checked with Eric before my post but was too slow. So, still looking for a XL Llama or NWT 🤞 -Wes   On Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-7 Roberta wrote:

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Flying with tools

John Thurston <y...@thurstons.us>: Apr 04 02:39PM -0800 After having some nice tools appropriated by the TSA a couple of decades ago, I've avoided carrying anything which I wasn't willing to throw away. Can anyone describe their experience trying to fly   * in 2026 * within the USA * with small bicycle tools in your carry-on bag   I'm talking about a compact folding tool, or a set of L-handle hex keys. Not cable cutters, long screwdrivers, or combination wrenches.   -- John Thurston Juneau, Alaska

Walter Lapchynski <w...@bikefriday.com>: Apr 04 03:57PM -0700 Last time I flew, I kept my PNW Pebble in the case with the bike with the rest of my tools. Actually in a frame bag. No problems. I can’t see any reason to carry it in my carry on.   Walter Lapchynski Sales Consultant | Information Services Assistant Green Gear Cycling dba Bike Friday direct line +1 541-234-5126

John Thurston <y...@thurstons.us>: Apr 04 03:03PM -0800 I expect to be making a round-trip flight by air, with the bicycle going only one-way.   I'm trying to figure out . . Will I be able to bring my tools home? Will they be liberated by the TSA if I try? Must I leave them with the bicycle?   John Thurston Juneau, Alaska   On 4/4/2026 2:57 PM, Walter Lapchynski wrote:

Walter Lapchynski <w...@bikefriday.com>: Apr 04 04:04PM -0700 Well you only need them for the bike, right? Leave them with the bike.     Walter Lapchynski Sales Consultant | Information Services Assistant Green Gear Cycling dba Bike Friday direct line +1 541-234-5126

Roberta <rcha...@gmail.com>: Apr 04 05:41PM -0700 John,   It’s not unusual for me to send part of what typically would go in my suitcase back home through the mail. I do this to save space and also lighten up my suitcase. If you’re flying within the United States, you could pop your tools into one of the small prepaid post office envelopes or boxes. One of the two medium sized boxes, which would be way too big for just tools, has self sticking adhesive on the ends so you don’t have to worry about procuring packing tape.   Roberta Philadelphia   On Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 7:03:37 PM UTC-4 John Thurston wrote:

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FS: NWT/Silk 60cm size

Eric Daume <eric...@gmail.com>: Apr 04 05:39PM -0700 Sold.   On Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 6:45:10 PM UTC-4 Eric Daume wrote:

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[roamic]

There's a college in Keene, NH that offers classes for old farts. I was taking a math class. The instructor was from Italy and he told us as a teen he worked in a bike shop. After class I asked him if any of the bikes had Campy parts? He didn't know what I was talking about. I carried my paperwork for the class in a messenger bag, the next week I took a Campy 15mm peanut wrench to show him. 

I use the same messenger bag when travelling. I went to Costa Rica that Christmas. I  made it through TSA in Hartford, CT, OK,  but on the flight back to the USA the Costa Rican inspectors confiscated it. I'd forgotten it was in there.

I usually travel with a leatherman, but I always put it in my luggage.

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Bob Immler
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