Originally Posted by
FrenchFit
I had a similar experience using BikeFlights. I accused BikeFlights of being an undesirable partner with FedEx, and my bike was the victim. They denied this bad relationship exists, but in a decade of shipping bikes with UPS and FedEx that was the only time my box was thrashed...and it was really trashed - like on purpose.
i still don't trust them.
So you must believe the FedEx employees who handled your bike purposefully trashed your bike because you bought FedEx shipping through a discount broker (which is basically what Bikleflights is) instead of through FedEx directly because once you purchase FedEx shipping through Bikeflights, the company drops out of the picture absent a claim. Bikeflights plays no role whatsoever in the actual shipping process. It doesn't pack your bike. It doesn't pick up your bike. It doesn't deliver your bike to a FedEx location for shipping. It doesn't transport your bike to its destination. And the only way FedEx employees would even know that you purchased the shipping through Bikeflights would be to examine the little notation that comes on the shipping label you are emailed. Do you really believe employees along the handling chain take the time to do that or otherwise give a rat's *** about how you purchased your shipping. Think rationally about it for a second. What could possibly be the upside for FedEx and/or Bikeflights from purposefully trashing bikes?
I have read a lot of conspiracy theories on BF in my day. This this one is the most incredible.
And yes. I have used Bikeflights. I have used them at least eight times. No damage whatsoever.