using the post office to post a mountain bike

On 26 Aug 2005 13:41:13 -0700, "misterroy" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

can it be done? I searched the group and the last mention was 2003.

i live in the western isles of scotland, other carriers are around £50
to get the bike across the minch

I'm not sure, but I know who'll know... if you go to Ebay and ask in
the Community discussion boards then they'll tell you all about it. I
had to post 3 guitars last year, and had difficulty at my local post
office. They took the parcel in the end, though.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/community/chat/index.html

Good luck :-) I'd try the 'Community Q&A' one if I were you.

Best wishes,
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In message <[email hidden]>,
misterroy <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

can it be done?

Maybe . Standard Parcel Service (not Parcelforce) will take up to 20 kg,
with size retrictions, eg. max length is 1.5 metres, so front wheel
would have to come off at least). See:

<http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?mediaId=400031&catId=400028>

Parcelforce will take bigger parcels I thinks, but more expensive

<http://www.parcelforce.com/>

(are Parcelforce part of the Royalmail anymore anyway?)

--
Chris French

in message <[email hidden]>,

misterroy (') said:

can it be done? I searched the group and the last mention was 2003.

i live in the western isles of scotland, other carriers are around £50
to get the bike across the minch

Yes, done it recently. There is theoretically a maximum size and as I
recall my package was slightly over but rural posties can bend the
rules, as I expect you know... Take the wheels and pedals off, turn the
handlebars to right angles (or take them off altogather) and pack the
bike carefully.

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Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>,

misterroy (') said:

can it be done? I searched the group and the last mention was 2003.

i live in the western isles of scotland, other carriers are around £50
to get the bike across the minch

Yes, done it recently. There is theoretically a maximum size and as I
recall my package was slightly over but rural posties can bend the
rules, as I expect you know... Take the wheels and pedals off, turn the
handlebars to right angles (or take them off altogather) and pack the
bike carefully.

Especially the dropouts and front forks.
I had to reshape a bike frame that was damaged by some postal dolt
dropping the box it was in on its end.

A single bike should only cost about £11.67 to post via the Standard
Parcels delivery service.
If you need a box for it ask at your local bike shop,or if there isn't
an LBS in your locale get one by mail order..An empty bike box sent
Standard Parcels costs about £7,and the boxes are usually free
(though according to stereotype a Scottish LBS might charge you !)

thanks all

Put a piece of wood between both front and rear dropouts and tape it in
place to support them in the even of a crush. When I sent my bike for
repray I was advised to do this.
Emma

Put a piece of wood between both front and rear dropouts and tape it in
place to support them in the even of a crush. When I sent my bike for
repray I was advised to do this.
Emma

emma said:

Put a piece of wood between both front and rear dropouts and tape it in
place to support them in the even of a crush. When I sent my bike for
repray I was advised to do this.
Emma

Your LBS will have loads of plastic spacers designed specifically for
the job lying around.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

Simon Brooke twisted the electrons to say:

Quoted message said:

Yes, done it recently.

About a year ago I saw a bicycle in my local sorting office[1], which
merely had a large label taped around the crossbar which had the address
and the stamps on it! Probably not recommended as an option though!

[1] No prizes for guessing what particular organisation I might work for!
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