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I have taken my wife's Roubaix to and from Europe probably 10 plus times in a Pika case, never any damage, but I pull the pedals, bars and stem, and seat Post, as well as remove the rear derailleur. We had this case before Orucase and others existed, I might change now to not have to do so much wrenching, but it is about 30-45 mins each way. Bike is rim brake DI2 so I do not have to do much tuning. I would not want to deal with a hard case, too heavy, too hard to put in back of car, etc. She has aluminum wheels and it is a 48 or 50cm frame, so fits pretty easily. I use foam insulation to pad all the frame with tie wraps securing the foam. The loose parts are also all secured and the drop outs have spacers put in to avoid crushing. It is a bit of a pain, but never a real problem.
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