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Does the hub motor slide under the no e bikes rule for flying? Is it a battery type issue?
If flat tires have been plaguing you, you might consider Leo's Trio. So named for the Ajo Bikes (Tucson) employee who came up with the trio. It's a flat resistant tube, a tire liner, and a Marathon Plus tire. The man who told me of Leo's Trio said he now rides through glass without care! I'm not sure that will ever happen for me, but I have added tire liners to my bikes. I have a solo instead of a trio.
Kelly,
1 year agoThanks for the note. The small hub motor built into the back tire is a non issue in terms of flying. We paired that little Bafang (250w) with LiGO batteries from Grin Technologies out of Vancouver. TSA limits the watt hours of batteries to 100 watt hours, these batteries are 98 watt hours thus escaping any restrictions. They go with our carry-on and TSA didn’t even inspect them leaving Alaska or coming back from Dallas on our last trip. We carry 4 each, connect the terminals to themselves and individually put each in a ziplock. The 4 batteries can typically give us about 60+ plus miles of very minimal assist. Think of saving 1-2 gears.
I’ve got the Marathon Plus tires back on now ..l still not sure why I didn’t switch them out last time. Lesson learned.