I always use FedEx. 45-75 FRNs. depending where they are headed. Like
Cyclotourist stated a business address is always cheaper. Must be a
business brotherhood thing. I don't know.
On Jul 11, 3:22 pm, CCX wrote:
> Hey Rivsters-
>
> How are you all shipping bikes (conus)? I just looked up prices o
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
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 recreati
On Tue, 2011-07-12 at 14:13 -0400, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-07-12 at 10:54 -0700, stevep33 wrote:
> > It varies. Packing and shipping usually costs about $125 at my LBS,
> > and I think about half of that is the (UPS) shipping cost. For a nice
> > Riv, it may be worth having a truste
I've shipped many bikes and frames. Fedex Ground is the cheapest I've
found. From the West coast to East coast cost me about $65-70 for a full
bike, maybe $50 for a frame if you can get the box dimensions down by
cutting and taping. I've also shipped framesets cheaply via USPS if you
cut box
On Tue, 2011-07-12 at 10:54 -0700, stevep33 wrote:
> It varies. Packing and shipping usually costs about $125 at my LBS,
> and I think about half of that is the (UPS) shipping cost. For a nice
> Riv, it may be worth having a trusted bike shop pack it up for you
> with bike-appropriate packing mat
It varies. Packing and shipping usually costs about $125 at my LBS,
and I think about half of that is the (UPS) shipping cost. For a nice
Riv, it may be worth having a trusted bike shop pack it up for you
with bike-appropriate packing materials.
On Jul 12, 11:59 am, Eric Norris wrote:
> There
There's a UPS shipping facility near here in West Sacramento. I was there not
too long ago to ship a large package.
Yes, they're trying to push business to the storefronts, but the actual UPS
facilities are still your best bet.
I'm going to be driving through West Sac today--I'll see if that fa
I've recently picked up packages right at the closest shipping location to me.
I called ahead to arrange it when it was too difficult to catch the truck at my
house. I've never tried sending from the shipping location.
On Jul 12, 2011, at 8:09 AM, George Schick wrote:
> Eric sez "...I've alwa
Eric sez "...I've always had better luck taking my bikes directly to
the UPS shipping facility (not the storefront locations) when I ship
them..."
Is this still possible? I notice that when you look up UPS facilities
on their web site the main shipping locations aren't even listed. I
know where
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