Watch out for retail storefront UPS and FedEx. I have been surprised
a few times at the quoted prices. If you send two wheels, don't send
em in separate boxes. At least tape the boxes together into one
package. I hear it is best to find someone with an account and have
them do it for you...if
Yes--Go to a UPS distribution facility if you can. I recall shipping a bulky
package a few years ago from a UPS facility for a third of what a storefront
location quoted me, even though the storefront insisted their price would be
the same.
--Eric
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On Sep 5, 2010, at 7:59
Bike shops get wheelsets in a neat box, just the right size, with some
cardboard holders for the rims. Ask your LBS to save one for you
(mine always keeps a couple around for giveaway). You can go on-line
get the rates for FedEx ground, UPS USPS, based on dimensions
weight. For wheels, the
The last set of wheels I shipped from LA to New Jersey cost me $45 via
Fedex Ground, I used one of those two wheel boxes.
~Mike~
On Sep 5, 10:53 am, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Bike shops get wheelsets in a neat box, just the right size, with some
cardboard holders for the rims.
It's pretty much $20 per wheel. You pay dimensional weight in most
cases, so it doesn't matter that they weigh nothing.
Just shipped 2 wheels Portland OR to CT and it was $40.
On Sep 5, 12:39 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
Since I'm sure some of y'all on this list have done it. What's
