25 miles today, all errand riding with detours,15 miles on the Fargo
of which 6 miles of very sandy dirt (23 miles combined dirt/pavement
on the Fargo yesterday). The acequia road between Paseo del Norte and
my house has for some reason dissolved into a deep powder puff of very
fine ex-river silt -
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 22:51, rswat...@me.com wrote:
> Be glad you used FedEx rather than UPS.
> That's pretty minor. A few minutes with some pliers and it's ridable.
> UPS would have bent the frame beyond repair! ( provided they didn't
> lose the box completely. ) Plus they'd have charged you tw
On Dec 11, 2009, at 15:05, Seth Vidal wrote:
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> Friends don't let friends use fedex.
Ha! I use that same line about UPS!
Be glad you used FedEx rather than UPS.
That's pretty minor. A few minutes with some pliers and it's ridable.
UPS would have bent the frame beyond repair! ( provided t
Seth,
That is probably the most common shipping damage for pointed seat
lugs. I am not sure how it was packed, but if it was only one of those
plastic load spreaders, that is not enough. If you or anyone else ship
bikes with seat lugs like that, put a seatpost or dowel in there
clamped tight. Or p
This is not a rivendell bike but it is modern lugged steel. I thought
I would share these contrasting photos with everyone. Consider this a
cautionary tale:
Before Fedex:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/34509120_bc65826f8a_b.jpg
After Fedex:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/4168606752_4b2c42
