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Originally Posted by
wrk101
If you are interested, I have a photo album of how I pack them on my Facebook page. I've even included bottom brackets in the same package. I build a simple support box that safely holds the crankset inside the envelope. I use a lot of the flat rate padded envelopes, basically, anything that does not qualify as first class mail goes into the flat rate padded envelope if it fits. Post office will send you a supply of the flat rate padded envelopes for free. Be sure to pick up some of the priority mail tyvex envelopes too, I find them very useful.
Yes indeed. I'm all about the thrift. Thanks for the tip.
And I haven't even gotten around to the French cranks yet...
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