[CR]Shipping wheel sets

(Example: Framebuilders:Brian Baylis)

From: Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net>
To: <tr4play@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:26:06 -0500
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Shipping wheel sets

Best way I've found is to cut down a bike box...easier than it sounds...wheel set boxes seem scarce around here. I like to put an old set of tires on if I can and lightly inflate them...if not, I put the same pipe wrap around the rims I would use on bicycle tubing. I always double up the cardboard on the sides...I like to tie an old sponge on each side, over the axle ends ...don't let your wife toss them when they get funky...they are great for this and also padding the tops of a seat tube or the top of a head tube when shipping bikes. Extra cardboard goes between the wheels, too! I do sometimes get carried away in my packing frenzy and over pack, I'll admit...I once sent John Waner a set of wheels that were nearly $50 in shipping, I had so much padding and stuff in there. He was kind enough to re-imburse me or I'd have lost money on the transaction for sure. Nice fella! A little bubble wrap on the inside at the top and bottom of the box is a great idea, too. Cripes, the longer I pack bike stuff, the more fanatic I get about extra protection...where will it end?
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi USA