Originally Posted by climbo
yeah, I asked for a price on shipping first. Not bought just yet. Melb to Gossy so hopefully not too expensive, surely a frame only fits within the Aust Post maximum size limits, no ?
NO. maximum parcel size for austpost is very small. Enter a bike frame sized object at
http://www1.auspost.com.au/pac/aus_parcel_select.asp and you get this message:
"The dimensions submitted exceed the maximum dimensions for parcels of 105cm in length and 140cm girth." Tough cheese. That means expensive couriers like TNT, IPEC, etc