Re: [RBW] Re: Looking for recommendations for shipping a bike from Bellingham, WA to Oakland, CA

2016-12-06 Thread Eric Norris
I recently used Amtrak to ship a bike across the country, with great results. I used Amtrak because I was shipping a vintage bike (Raleigh) that I didn't want to disassemble enough to fit into the type of bike box that BikeFlights uses (think of the boxes you can get from your local bike

[RBW] Re: Looking for recommendations for shipping a bike from Bellingham, WA to Oakland, CA

2016-12-06 Thread Bill Lindsay
Having gotten used to how expensive FedEx and UPS had gotten, I was pleasantly surprised to see how affordable bikeflights was. I've had my first experience with a bike getting damaged by the shipper using bikeflights, but I had insured the bike and getting an insurance claim was

Re: [RBW] Re: Looking for recommendations for shipping a bike from Bellingham, WA to Oakland, CA

2016-12-06 Thread Eric Floden
Not for everyone, but when I bought a bike in Sacramento, I drove down to pick it up, That was OK as neither wife or I had seen that part of the US before. Three nights. Turned out to be an enjoyable road trip Eric Vancouver BC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[RBW] Re: Looking for recommendations for shipping a bike from Bellingham, WA to Oakland, CA

2016-12-06 Thread Irving
I have never used Amtrak, but there there was a recent thread about it where some members chimed in. On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 9:06:28 AM UTC-8, Guybe Slangen