If you don't have to turn the bars or remove the pedals, it will necessarily be much larger than a standard bike box. I don't know the exact size criteria, but there's usually a point where the box goes from one size category to the next, and the price more or less doubles. If you can pack it in a normal bike box, say 50x30x7, there's a bit more (dis)assembly involved, but the shipping will be more affordable. Even a little bit bigger than that will typically trigger the OS price hike.
I did S&S couplers on my Atlantis last year, and took the bike to Portland for NAHBS 2008. It was great to have my own bike with me for the trip. Of course, it was free to take the packed bike on the plane, but the conversion set me back about $750. I have to use it a few more times before I see a profit! If I go to Indianapolis in 2009, it'll be a road-trip, and I won't have to use the couplers. On Dec 24, 9:10 am, [email protected] wrote: > That would be _www.aircaddy.com_(http://www.aircaddy.com) . I used them > this summer and it was a very positive experience. I believed they charged me > $99 and they say the box will last for about 3 round trips. At that point, a > replacement box costs $39. > What's really nice is that you only need to remove the front wheel, maybe > the seat (if you have a small bike you maybe able to simply lower the seat > tube), and loosen the handle bars and turn them to lower the break hoods. > The bad part was that FedEx charged me $150 to ship the box from > Louisville, Ky to Killespell, Mt. and the same from El Paso to Kentucky. I > found out > you can ship the box by UPS but, since there was a Kinkos across the street > from the hotel in El Paso, I took the more convenient shipper and maybe not > the cheapest. > It's a cardboard box but really sturdy with a lot of cross supports so > that the bike will not be damaged. > Bill > > In a message dated 12/24/2008 9:29:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > There is a service that makes a special bike box and ships Fedex store > to Fedex store in the lower 48. > > **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, > Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolco...) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
