Now that's how I'd like to see a bike I paid for arrive! Jim's packing is right on the money, too...how I like to do it, the wooden crating is a bit over-the-top, but if you have the scrap wood handy, it can't hurt to over-build. God knows, the shippers will always discover new ways to defeat even the best packing job given enough chances. I like seeing the old inner tubes (and other trashed parts) recycled for packing and bracing purposes.