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Old Feb 2, 2024 | 2:16 am
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Originally Posted by drewguy
Same for empty bag - though you could always toss some dirty laundry in to weight it down. ("Damn that's a light bike!")
"You know those new carbon fiber bikes weigh almost nothing"

The much bigger thing is making sure it doesn't check any of the hazardous materials boxes. I saw someone roll up to premier check in with a gas-powered generator (supposedly new in box) and I've never seen more agents swarm someone acting normally so quickly "you should go... This is gonna take a while" said the agent who was helping me
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