My husband ships bikes out through his shop. There is a fee associated with the packing of the bike. He actually likes the US postal service for shipping but bike boxes do not meet their max dimensions so you can not ship through them. He's had bad experiences with UPS so he will not use their services anymore. He used FedEx and has had good luck. I would recommend going fedex instead of UPS based off his experiences.
Also, like someone else said, shops received their bikes in boxes, so it's OK to ship using a box. Just make sure you go to someone you trust to pack your bike properly!
ETA: I should clarify, I'm not sure that his bad experiences w/ UPS were with shipping bikes out. It was more with other items he has shipped and bikes he has received through them some (not most) of the boxes have been pretty beat up.
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04-25-2006, 05:36 AM #11
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