Skip,
If you ever worked in a bike shop building new bikes you know how to unpack a bike in a box. And shipping is just the reverse process. I can pack one up in about a half hour and be assured it won't be damaged. They don't need styro-foam noodles but just a cardboard wrap around. A cardboard sheet between the wheel and the frame is the way they shipped them from the factory. It isn't a science but a problem to be solved. Smiles, MH