] On Behalf Of Pondero
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:24 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: [RBW] SHIPPING BY AMTRAK
I did it last year, from Fort Worth to DC, for my C tour. I'm planning to do
it again this year, pretty soon, for my GAP tour. It was especially easy for
me to have my daughter
I've shipped with Amtrak. It's pretty slick. Things to note:
They'll charge you for the special giant box if they don't happen to ha e a
used one around. $15 I think?
They won't let you put anything else in the empty space. I'd thought I
could stash my empty panniers in the void. Nope.
It was
Not shipping but I traveled with a bike on Amtrak. I would not hesitate to use
them for shipping. I wasn't aware they offered such a service.
I have shipped quite a few very large packages using Greyhound busses.
Body panels for vintage cars and trucks as well as numerous other somewhat less
I did it last year, from Fort Worth to DC, for my C tour. I'm planning to do
it again this year, pretty soon, for my GAP tour. It was especially easy for
me to have my daughter able to receive it at the other end. I think Bike
Flights would be less expensive, but much more
I recently sold a bike and shipped it via Amtrak to New York. Shipping,
including insurance, was about $80. I used their box (bigger than the box you
would use for BikeFlights) and a bunch of pipe insulation to cushion the bike,
and it arrived safe and sound at the Amtrak station in Syracuse in
Hi Kellie,
I've done it once and it's prett easy. If you have questions fire away or feel
free to call (949-374-6079).
Joe
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 16:45:33 -0700
From: kellie.staple...@gmail.com
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] SHIPPING BY AMTRAK
Anyone used Amtrak to ship
Anyone used Amtrak to ship their bike? Trying to get my bike to the east
coast. Have used BikeFlights, but looking for an alternative.
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