Originally Posted by
Cougrrcj
As noted above, there are many videos on packing a bike for shipping. Watch several videos, since some are packed better than others.
Here's how I packed a 25" Miyata 1000 for BikeFlights shipment from Ohio to coastal Washington state... I used about four pool noodles from the local Dollar Store (actually ~ $2/ea) and a buttload of zip ties. Note the saddle w/ seatpost are between the seatstays. I cut proper-length sections of 1/2" PVC conduit to block the dropouts, and secured those with the wheel's skewers. Even the wheels got zip-tied to the bike so they wouldn't move around. Yes, the chainrings and crank arms got covered with pool noodles, just not shown in this pic... I would have removed the driveside crankarm, but couldn't find my crank extractor
Package arrived in the same condition it left here... Buyer was VERY pleased with my packing job.
FWIW, I had a bike shop in AZ pack and ship my Miyata 710 earlier last year, and due to improper packing it arrived with numerous scratches. I was NOT pleased.
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Thanks cougr and bikemig!
Thank you for the information! It seems a lot less daunting than I originally thought. I heard a lot of horror stories, but this seems completely doable. And thanks for the tutorial and images, they really help. I think I would trust my own packing over the LBS. I checked the rates to ship via bikeflight to the east coast and it is completely reasonable. I am now open to shipping. I think $100 is reasonable right?