At 10:45 PM -0400 5/6/03, OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 5/6/2003 9:23:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>tsan7759142@attbi.com writes:
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><< There is a huge difference in how even "professionals" pack bikes. >>
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>Yes, I guess Tom is correct. Now that I think about it, I have received stuff
>packed by a bike shop that was a stinky job.
I'll second that statement, Dale My "favorite" packing job by a bike shop: Tied the pedals/cages dangling from the top tube, letting them bang and scratch and move from the seat tube to the head tube and back and forth... Cosmetically ruined a mint 70's Nishiki tourer. When I called and spoke to the shop owner, he said that was how they always packed bikes, and the bike wasn't worth much anyway, so I shouldn't worry about it. He also refused any sending me any kind of compensation.
On the other hand, I seen many masterful, almost Zen, packing jobs by shops that obviously took pride in their work and understood the importance of protecting the bike for the receiving buyer. -Dan Borden in Brookine, MA