The best way to ship wheels?

[Stevie Lake]

Looking for some advice.

Going to be selling the wheels from my previous bike (Giant P-R2's) what is the best way for postage that isn't very large box. Have been strongly considering lots of bubble wrap and parcel paper.

 

[ColinJ]

I'd be tempted to go down to the nearest LBS and scrounge an old cardboard bike box. Cut that down to about half the size and you should be able to squeeze a pair of wheels in. I'd put a sheet of cardboard between the wheels as well.

 

[Tim Hall]

Or an actual wheel box. When I bought a rim from CRC the other day, it came in a nifty cardboard box with clever slotted inserts to accommodate two wheels securely. Big Al at Wheelcraft might have some, and he's not that far away.

 

[Globalti]

Bike shops can give you wheel boxes, as TH writes above, they have two inner bits with slots to hold the wheels.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Another vote for a proper wheelbox, then just use a courier like Collect+

I did this a few weeks ago and IIRC the shipping cost was around £8.

 

[vickster]

Wheel box and lots of newspaper. I sent some via Citylink not long ago, booked through Parcel Monkey for around £13. A wheel box was too big for collect + when I looked

 

[Stevie Lake]

Thanks guys, trip to the bike shop it is

 

[Globalti]

Yes, too big for Collect+.

I sent some with Paisley Freight at £19.00, a bit pricey but a good service.

 

[cyberknight]

I managed to use some old house moving packing boxes that when flat were the right size for a wheel , bubble wrapped the wheel and taped it into the box.I used myhermes and it was around £5 a wheel.

 

[NorvernRob]

Watch out for insurance with couriers, you can send a wheel box for £8 but if the wheels are worth a few hundred quid it then becomes £20+ to properly insure them.