Hey Guys,
So i thought i was all set but i guess not.
I am going to ship my bike and race wheels out to my hotel in Kansas City, but i cannot fit two pairs of wheels in the box so my pit wheels will go. I was hoping to gate check my pit wheels(like a baby carrige) but the tsa will confiscate them if they have any oil residue on them. I dont want to pay to ship them, should i trust the airlines in with them in cardboard box? Any suggestions?

If you gan get an actual cardboard wheel box from the bike shop, fantastic.If you just throw them in a box, maybe not so good. I have a padded wheel case that I've never had a problem with. When you pack them in a box I like to make a fake cardboard disc wheel cover for each side and pad the wheel with a canvas bag my wive made me a long time ago. I would think wrapped in bubble wrap in a box would be good too. You have to watch your measurements too or you will fall into the dreaded "oversize" and have to pay an upcharge.
Kind of late now , but I have also seen people make pretty good wheel boxes out of the plastic display board that looks like cardboard only white plastic. I would question the gate check thing as they seem to get handled worse than regular baggage with all the buggys and wheelchairs.

i think sram is doing neutral support.

yeah,
i should talk them i guess. If i roll my race wheels pre race(knock on wood for me please) i dont know if i can start on their stuff.

I cannot say enough about how helpful SRAM was with neutral support at USGP. Popped the wheel, changed, hooked the brake cable, ran the gears and gave me a push. Treated me like a pro even though I was quite literally DFL in Cat 3. Plus I got to cruise on a Zipp for 4 laps.

If getting your spares down is an issue, go with neutral support. Those guys were awesome at Trenton.

performance has a cheap padded case that's way worth the $. if it turns out you can't swing it, SRAM will take care of you. they gave me a wheel change during Saturday's USGP. last year, mavic did the same at nats.

We took extra carbon tubulars from FSA for the Kona team to Kentucky in a regular cardboard wheel box on a flight, and there were no issues.