Quote Originally Posted by IFjane View Post
I, too, bring shoes and pedals all the time with no problem.

I had a minitool taken away once - I argued with the TSA person & was told I could use the allen wrenches to "take the plane apart". For the life of me I couldn't find a single place on that plane where I could use an allen wrench! Not even in the lavatory!
I've had two minitools taken away (I'm a slow learner) and was told that yes, they could be used to take apart the plane. I lucked out this summer. I completely forgot the gorgeous new 10mm Hex wrench for my Ultratorque campy cranks was in my bag. It was in a side pocket. I was so upset that they wouldn't let me get back to my checked bag (tiny airport -- I could see my bag behind the counter!), but a kind good samaritan took my address and mailed it to me. Terrorists suck, but people in general are good.