Quote Originally Posted by soprano View Post
How much of a facility do you need? Touring cyclists pack and unpack bikes in weird places (airports, train stations, hotel rooms) all the time. If you don't have the tools, $30 should get you everything you need.
True that. Since you work in a bike shop you've already done everything it takes to reassemble a packed bike with the exception of putting the RD on, and there's nothing to that - I've never even needed to adjust the cable. Ratchet handle, 4- and 5- mm Allen bits, torque wrench for the carbon, whatever you need for your pedals, whether it's a 15 mm flat or an 8 mm Allen, tire inflation, you're good to go. I've done it in 20 minutes in the FedEx parking lot.

Just don't forget to deflate your tires before air shipping. And you're not allowed to air freight CO2 cartridges.