Hi Nick,
Thanks for the tips and the link. Good point about the dropout adjusters. I've seen pictures of bent ones on e-bay. They may be bent in the desired position, but they're still bent.
Regards,
John Barry
> Great ideas and one more thing. Either remove or
> completely tighten the
> rear drop
> out screws. I have had two frames arrive that were
> packed extremely well and
> neither time was there any external evidence of
> damage to the carton. After
> removing the frames; both had bent or broken
> adjuster screws; even though
> there was way more than adequate packaging.
>
> Also go here and click on the Packing Your Frame tab
> for a nice visual
> presentation.
>
> http://www.koolbikes.com/
>
> Nick Zatezalo
> Atlanta,Ga
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Retrofan531 <Retrofan531@allegiance.tv>
> > To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Date: 12/17/2004 3:01:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CR] Packing and Shipping Frame -
> Looking for Guidance
> >
> > I am very methodical and thorough with my packing.
> I first put a plastic
> > dropout protector in the rear drop out and the
> front fork. I then wrap
> each
> > tube of the frame, including the fork legs, in
> closed-cell pipe insulation
> > and fasten them with zipties.
> >
> > I then wrap bubble wrap or pipe insulation around
> the seat tube and
> headtube
> > opening, as well as around the bottom of the
> bottom bracket shell and
> front
> > and rear dropouts.
> >
> > I usually take the fork off and wrap it in some
> additional bubble wrap or
> > packing to keep it from damaging either the fork
> or frame during transit,
> > but sometimes with a larger box leave it installed
> if there is room.
> >
> > I then put flat Styrofoam at the bottom and ends
> of the box and put
> Wal-Mart
> > bags, newspaper, etc around the frame in the bike
> box. Before I close the
> > box, I place a run of flat Styrofoam on top of the
> frame and then close
> the
> > box and seal it well with strong clear packing
> tape.
> >
> > This may seem like overkill, but I have yet to
> have a frame damaged and
> have
> > received many comments on "best packing job ever".
> To me, if the frame is
> > worth buying or selling, it is worth protecting. I
> have a hard time
> getting
> > below the oversize designation by UPS, so might as
> well use some of the
> > allowed "dimensional weight" with packing material
> ;-)
> >
> > Frank Phillips
> > McAlester, OK
> >
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