Re: [RBW] shipping costs

2011-07-12 Thread the ill postino
New to the forum, so sorry if I'm posting widely-known (or incorrect!) info, but I believe if you're getting exorbitant price quotes you're probably getting hit with an oversize penalty. In other words, the most important thing for shipping a bike is the size of the box, not weight. To avoid ov

Re: [RBW] shipping costs

2011-07-11 Thread Eric Norris
I've always had better luck taking my bikes directly to the UPS shipping facility (not the storefront locations) when I ship them. The last time I shipped a bike it was a little over $40, but much less than $160. The storefront locations usually want to charge two to three times the amount I p

[RBW] shipping costs

2011-07-11 Thread CCX
Hey Rivsters- How are you all shipping bikes (conus)? I just looked up prices on UPS and FedEX and they were both in the range of 160 bucks. Geeze where have I been over the years, the last time I shipped a bike it cost 40.00 buck. jc -- You received this message because you are subscribed to