How to package a bike for posting properly!
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I saw that video on eBay the other day. Perhaps if you are sending a bike to the other side of the world it is okay but otherwise it is excessive and there's a lot of unnecessary work for both the sender and receiver. If I had a bike delivered like that I must say I would not be too impressed, especially with that amount of sellotape used!
Here is a better guide* to wrapping a bike for postage: http://stallioncycles.webs.com/packing.htm
(*slightly biased given that I wrapped the bike and wrote the guide
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Here is a better guide* to wrapping a bike for postage: http://stallioncycles.webs.com/packing.htm
(*slightly biased given that I wrapped the bike and wrote the guide
)Citoyen du monde
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I too agree that the first packing job is absolutely over the top and not even very good. They do not use sufficiently rigid support in the rear drop-out and apparently nothing at all in the front fork. Likewise, if you use their method on frames with drop-out adjuster screws, they risk being compromised. The amount of time and non-recyclable materials used is also out of line, as is the amount of time required to rebuild the bike upon arrival. One must remember that if the recipient needs to remove all of the celotape they risk also dropping the bike and denting a top tube or similar. Likewise in normal shipping, you will find that celotape does not resist shipping, nor does styrofoam. The method with the rear wheel still installed is generally the most appropriate. The other thing to pay attention to is the quality of the carton. Most commercially used bike boxes DO NOT last for multiple shipments. Once they have been used once, they require additional support the second time around.
I guess they took both wheels off to make the box small as possible.
The packaging also depends on how it's going to be handled and transported. Eg is it going to picked up by one person from you and put straight into the back of van with nothing on top of it and driven straight to its destination, or is it going to pass through several hands and get chucked around and put at the bottom of other stuff.
Basically you need something to prevent crushing; eg a box, something to prevent abrasion and scratching, and something to stop movement inside the box.
They did seem to use previously used stuff. I thought the worst part was putting tape directly on parts like the rim and tyres.
The packaging also depends on how it's going to be handled and transported. Eg is it going to picked up by one person from you and put straight into the back of van with nothing on top of it and driven straight to its destination, or is it going to pass through several hands and get chucked around and put at the bottom of other stuff.
Basically you need something to prevent crushing; eg a box, something to prevent abrasion and scratching, and something to stop movement inside the box.
They did seem to use previously used stuff. I thought the worst part was putting tape directly on parts like the rim and tyres.
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