Coroplast Bike box
10-04-14, 09:45 PM
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Coroplast Bike box
Hi. I have noticed that recumbent owners use coroplast for wheel discs, nose cones, and even storage on your recumbents. Has Anyone ever shipped a bike in a coroplast box? Would a box made of coroplast be better to ship a bike in compared to cardboard? I have an S&S coupled bike that I will be taking on a trip in December on a plane, and wanted to construct my own box. What do you think?
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I think it's probably a good idea but the devil is in the details.
The problem of making your own shipping carton is working out the details of making it both sturdy and light, keeping the dimensions down to some shipper's cut-off point, and figuring out how to deal with it at the mid-point of your trip.
The problem of making your own shipping carton is working out the details of making it both sturdy and light, keeping the dimensions down to some shipper's cut-off point, and figuring out how to deal with it at the mid-point of your trip.
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Might want to ask a FedEx or UPS shop (or some other shipper) if they accept packages made of coroplast for shipping.....
Either it doesn't work for shipping or it costs too much - must be some reason I've never seen a coroplast package.
Either it doesn't work for shipping or it costs too much - must be some reason I've never seen a coroplast package.
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Something like this…..
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One of the issues with Coroplast is that it doesn't readily accept most adhesives. A shipping label could easily peel right off.
I worked around this by using folded shapes and zip-ties when I built tailboxes:
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I worked around this by using folded shapes and zip-ties when I built tailboxes:
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I bought a standard bike from Colorado Cyclist ~2000 and they offered a coroplast box then for $50. Looks like your pix except size of both boxes together.
Coroplast is much tougher than kraft corrugated board in single ply. Not sure why I bought the box as it just takes up space in the basement and it is too nice to discard.
Certainly protected the bike well.
Coroplast is much tougher than kraft corrugated board in single ply. Not sure why I bought the box as it just takes up space in the basement and it is too nice to discard.
Certainly protected the bike well.
10-06-14, 06:27 PM
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I agree, it would be very good protection. 4mm would be effectively gorilla-proof. Could still be smashed, of course, but punctured? Not likely. It would be more expensive; but finding it locally would be the biggest issue. If it were me, I'd make the basic shape by pop-riveting the sides and bottom, then duct tape it closed on top.
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Collect a few of the really heavy duty used election signs and you could easily try it out. There are some pages on the web regarding which glues and glue systems, along with other joinery methods work on coroplast. Its a pretty durable stuff, and 4-8mil coro would probably outperform any similiar thickness cardboard, and be way more waterproof while doing so. Also, you can, if you care to go this far, build in ribs and ridges to add strength and rigidity.
