If you are near an Amtrak station at both ends of the tandem's journey, they take almost any size, provided it weighs 50 lbs or less. The prices are reasonable, and you don't have to disassemble much. They even sell super-sized boxes (for a single bike, but you can combine 2 for a tandem).
Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly 2116 Western Ave. Seattle WA 98121 http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com
At 12:24 PM -0700 5/27/10, David Kulcinski wrote:
>Does anyone have any experience shipping tandems? Is there anyone
>in the list that could help in shipping a tandem from Oak Lawn, IL
>to Santa Ana, Ca? I'm sure it will be expensive & probably TO-O-O-O
>expensive, but I thought that I'd ask..
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
>
>David Kulcinski
>Orange, CA USA