This broken carbon fibre handlerbar is, like most of the other damaged Merida bike parts, rendered useless.
Bahrain Merida bikes broken flying out of Glasgow
Riders from the Bahrain Merida pro team have expressed their annoyance after their bikes were damaged flying out of Glasgow Airport after the European Championships.
Iván García Cortina (22), who represented Spain in the road race, shared photos of his damaged Merida.
And Ramunas Navardauskas, who rode the road race and TT for Lithuania, did the same.
The bikes suffered broken or cracked frames, handlebars, wheels and a saddle ripped to pieces despite being in protective bags.
Merida, their team’s bike supplier, joined in the complaints on Twitter.
It urged the airport and the airlines who work out of it to handle bike bags with greater care.
“Seeing the serious damages the Merida team bikes suffered on their trips back home from Glasgow, we would like to ask Glasgow Airport and the carriers in question to treat Scicon (bike) bags with due care. Those bikes ain't cheap.”
Cortina shared photos (below) of his damaged bikes, suggeting he had flown with British Airways.
"Fly from Glasgow with two bikes and get to Austria with half. One lost out there and the other in half..."
Ramunas Navardauskas also posted photos of his damaged bike, saying: “Thanks Glasgow; that is disgrace for an airport.”
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Glasgow Airport said it was sorry the bikes were damaged. However, it added the airlines and baggage handlers should be made aware.
Cracked carbon handlebars, saddle rails, frames and wheels despite the protection of @sciconbags: This is something that should NOT happen if due care is applied.
— MeridaProRoadRacing (@MeridaProRoad) August 14, 2018
Sorry to hear that bikes were damaged in transit. I would recommend letting the airline and their baggage handling agent aware of the situation. Thanks, FP.
— Glasgow Airport (@GLA_Airport) August 14, 2018
Merida bikes damaged flying from Glasgow
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