This is strange because I shipped a TANDEM to the west coast for $60 by Fedex groaund about two weeks ago. I expected a lot more at the super oversize rate.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> In a message dated 6/23/2004 1:28:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> chasds@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << PS: does anyone know if FEDEX ground and
> UPS prices to ship standard bike-sized boxes
> have suddenly doubled or something? Just
> wondering. I just heard something to
> that effect.. >>
>
> Charles just may have gotten my e-mail complaining at the huge rate
increase
> we experienced here at cycles de ORO since the Cirque. Bike going from
here to
> the west coast costing are at $100.00 plus plus! I just penned a deal for
our
> shop with DHL (who just bought Airborne Express) and they are quoting
ground
> shipments at half the UPS Ground and FedEx Ground costs...
> Dale
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC