Need to ideally take my Fox RP23 air shock on a Norwegian Air flight back into the UK on Monday, I was wondering if anyone had taken one in their hand luggage before? I’m not taking a hold bag.

Probably pushing your luck…if at least you completely remove the valve cores they can check it doesn’t contain anything by compressing it. Can’t you just post it?

You will likely be told no during the security scan. I have just been going through all security stuff as I need to get a load of scientific equipment on a airplane. It seems you cannot take much these days. Although aerosols are OK it seems.

Double check airlines policy though.

The thought that the shock may get confiscated would encourage me to check in my hand luggage.

Absolutely no chance. Check it in.

Our tech guy brought a shock back from Canada in hand luggage once.
He got called up on it by security and they weren’t overly happy but luckily he had some bike mags with him and was able to show exactly what it was aswell as what he did for a living.
Eventually they let him through but safe to say he wouldn’t take the risk again.

Do they contain more than 100ml of oil in them? Other than that no reason why you wouldn’t get through with it.

…Apart from the fact it looks like a grenade, and is pressurised and could feasibly be used as a weapon, no, none at all…… 🙄

The appearance of something doesn’t mean you can’t take stuff on board an aircraft. They don’t have to know what the item is. I take all sorts of stuff in hand luggage all the time when travel on business. Obscure parts, specialist tools, things the average person on the street wouldn’t have a clue about. I’ve had no problems at all. As long as they’ve no sharp edges or they contain liquids or the usual chemicals and things on the prohibited list, they’ve never been questioned.

If a shock falls under royal mails dangerous goods list then you’re taking a big risk by trying to get it into the passenger cabin.