I just shipped a bike to a UPS customer center near the customer's home. It was much cheaper than it usually is when I ship it to a business or residential address.
I'd also recommend paying a bike shop that does mail order to pack and ship the bike. The shop will generally provide a used box and packing materials for free or at a small cost, and will pack it better than you would yourself. If there is damage or loss, the claim is more likely to be paid if a regular shipping customer files it. At least that's been my experience. On Dec 23, 6:46 pm, "Doug Peterson" <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > To get your bikes around domestically, look into shipping via either Fed Ex > or UPS ground. Contact your motel & ask them to take delivery of your bike > & ship it so it gets there a day or 2 ahead of you. Then when you leave you > just re-pack your bike, & ship it home. Usually runs around $45-50 each > way, at least this year. Plus you can load it up with clothes, tools, etc & > not be as concerned about weight as if you were dealing with the airlines. > And you don't have the hassle of getting your bike from the airport to your > motel. > > dougP > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 4:25 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: NAHBS Indianapolis > > Jim, > I wish I could bring my Bleriot, but I fear the airline prices might > be a little high... > We should try and have a RBW List get together... > > On Dec 22, 3:09 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Thanks all for the input. I found a bike map online that indicates a > > number of greenways and other bike trails, in addition to bike-able > > city streets, etc. The NAHB show itself is good for about 4 hours of > > entertainment for me, but the real reason I want to go is to ride my > > bike (probably Atlantis) in an unfamiliar city. Indy isn't Portland, > > but it doesn't look that bad. > > > Jim > > > On Dec 22, 1:31 pm, Sarah Gibson <sadieja...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > never ridden bikes there myself > > > but this was one listmember > > > or was it ibob > > > anyhoos > > > this is what he had to say > > > > "damn, flying there so i won't have wheels. kind of a shame, as the > town> > empties at night with huge spread out roads- I was there for a> > > conference and yearning for a bike. It will be a blast for you all.> > the > one thing a bit troublesome with the town was the difficulty finding> > > vegetarian, but i am not terribly picky (outside of that constraint) and> > > can eat quite minimally."peace > > > > well behaved women rarely make history_ride yr friggin bicycle_ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
