The link to the set of photos is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgps-bob/sets/72157622964863214/
The specific image with the block that went onto the seat cluster is: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/4171117138_7da9595d3c_b.jpg As for the box, I made a mistake earlier and should have noted the size as 56" long (the rest was correct). That makes it even a bit more oversize. Aloha! On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 2:15 PM, doug peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > Check out the recent discussion under "My Quickbeam arrived 10 minutes > ago". The poster was kind enough to photo how Riv packs a bike (an > awesome job). They use a specific foam block to protect the seat > cluster, and even mount it to a plug that goes in the ST. The block > is maybe 4" thick. > The downside is the box is 37" tall x 10" wide x 55" long. The 37" > dim is uncommonly high for a bike box. Most are sized to fit into the > FedEx & UPS window of 130" max combined girth & length. A box 30 x 50 > x 10 just squeeks in and that's tight for my 58. The Riv box dims out > at 149" which incurs the oversize charge of IIIRC $45. But that's > cheap compared to the mental anguish of frame damage. > FWIW, I've incurred damage (nothing like yours, though) from FedEx, > UPS, UAL & Alaska Airlines. I insure the Atlantis for $3K and hope > somewhere in the shipping instructions that gets their attention & > they say "Take it easy, this one's gonna cost us if we mess it up". > > dougP > > On Dec 11, 3:05 pm, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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_4b2c42d852_b.jpghttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4167843761_5075a6b405_b.jpg > > > > Friends don't let friends use fedex. > > > > If anyone is interested I will post more details of my saga trying to > > get this fixed. > > > > -sv > > -- > > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- Robert Harrison [email protected] statrixblog.statrix.com -- 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.
