Shipping a Coker

I've done this a couple of times before. Remove the pedals, seat post,
and saddle because they'll fit in the dead space and will reduce the
shipping size. Remove the cranks if that reduces the axle dimension but
protect the ends of the axle. Deflate the tire. Go to a bike shop and
get a box that a bike was shipped in. Cut it to fit the Coker, fold it,
and tape it with packing tape. I used a big, steel bar as a cutting
guide for an Exacto knife and as the folding edge. I think I was able
to do it in a 7" or 8" thick box that was 36" square. Check the
shipping costs for UPS ground and enter dimensions to see where they
have price cutoffs. For a box this big, the weight of the Coker is
insignificant.

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Nice that's exactly what I needed, thanks!

How about how much someone would buy it for? It originally cost me
$350, plus about 50 for shipping...now its old, but has the airfoil rim
+ UDC extra wide hub, plus the GB4 handle and the cycle computer. And
extra crank arms too.
So I was thinking around $350 again.

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James_Potter said:

Nice that's exactly what I needed, thanks!

How about how much someone would buy it for? It originally cost me
$350, plus about 50 for shipping...now its old, but has the airfoil rim
+ UDC extra wide hub, plus the GB4 handle and the cycle computer. And
extra crank arms too.
So I was thinking around $350 again.

'A used plain-jane Radial just sold for $250 last month on eBay.'
(http://tinyurl.com/yqpng3)

I bet if you put it on eBay -and -list it in the Trading Post section
on this forum _with_a_link_to_the_eBay_auction_, you'd get at least
$350. 3 sets of cranks , GB4 handle and the Airfoil rim make that a
pretty sweet deal.
Is the Airfoil an original type or "x" type?

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Michael-

Make sure you check the dimensions. There is a price jump between
7x36x36 and 8x36x36 or 8x36x36 and 9x36x36. I don't remember where it
is. Make the cheaper size your dimension goal. Sometimes UPS will be
lenient if you tell them, "I was sure it was only 8" thick," or
whatever your goal is. The lenient part is clerk dependent.

While you're on a roll, ship me something, too. A goat or 10 lbs of
Idaho spuds maybe.

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