I also like to add additional cardboard & also foam blocks to really add rigidity to the original carton.This 'kinda' makes it harder to collapse the sides.
Nick Zatezalo Atlanta,Ga.
On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 18:38:26 +0200 Renaissance-Cycles
<info@renaissance-cycles.com> wrote:
> If you want it to be sent with less chances of
> it getting damaged, have it
> sent in 2 boxes!
>
> Shipping of a bike or frame we don't take any
> chances. If a bike everything
> comes off less
> the fixed headset cups and bb.
>
> Complete frame is wrapped in bubble wrap or
> pipe insalation with the rear
> fork ends blocked with
> a block of wood, headtube, bb and seat cluster
> gets special attention with
> extra padding of some sort.
> Then it gets wrapped with shrink wrap paper.
> Forks will get bubble wrapped
> twice and will sit
> piggy back on the rear triangle with a piece of
> carton seperating the 2,
> lot of padding there.
> Then the fork is shrink wrapped to the rear
> end. Then it's all stuffed into
> a frame bag and stuffed
> into a box with lot of paper lining the bottom.
> Then we fill the box as much
> as possible with packing
> material ( News paper ) until the box
> buldges...................Sometimes we
> will stuff 2 rolls of rolled up
> carton inbetween the main triangle and rear
> triangle, this acts as support
> from one side to the other.
>
> All other items gets wrapped seperately and
> packed as best as can be in a
> 2nd box.
>
> Better safe than
> sorry.......................Packing 4 framesets
> tonight and
> they all will get the treatment,
> 2nd hand and new.
>
> BC
> Baron Corpuz.....................And the
> gang!!..........Eindhoven........Holland.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Cole"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:17 PM
> Subject: [CR]RE: Images of a Packed Bike
>
>
> > David Bilenkey asks:
> > >Not exactly on topic, but I'm looking to
> send info to the seller of
> > that
> > >Gardin I snagged on eBay of how to pack a
> bike. So I'm wondering if
> > anyone
> > >has shots or can take a shot or two of a
> well packed/wrapped
> > bike...[SNIP]
> >
> > I haven't really looked at this too close,
> but here's an online article
> > on bike packing:
> >
> >
> http://www.bicycletrader.com/
> >
> > Jim Cole
> > Memphis, TN
> >
> >
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