The "gotcha" when shipping a bike is the size of the box. Both Fed Ex & UPS have a dimension of 130" that's the trip wire into "oversize". This is the girth of the box (tape all the way around the 2 shortest dimensions) plus the length. It is NOT the same way airlines measure. My 58 cm Atlantis just barely fits into such a box, and not comfortably. For reference, a bike box 8" wide by 29" tall x 56" long is 130". OK for a frame only or a 54 or smaller; snug for a 58 & quite a challenge for anything over 60 cm.
I recently checked rates for an upcoming trip. Shipping from the Left Coast to the mid-west will bein the $70 range for 128" container. A couple of years ago I paid around $120 to ship from So Cal to Seattle because the box was a couple of inches over the limit. Caveat emptor. FWIW, weight rarely is a factor. dougP On Jul 12, 2:47 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think one of the tricks is to ship to a business address. So if you can > get it shipped to your work or some "business" there is a discount. UPS and > FedEx are like that. I like Fed Ex a bit more and they seem to be cheaper, > but YMMV > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
