R50 - Shipping Containers?

Yurasis Dragon said:

Anyone have suggestions for shipping containers that can carry my R50?

The Hostel Shop carries the "TriAll3 Sports Velo Safe I" .. but $400!

Well, how much is a damaged bent worth? Especially at the other end when you are planning to use
it to ride.

$400 is about the market rate for a 'factory made' travel case. If you plan to ship UPS any 'bent
bike store should have cardboard packing crates (NOTE: some disassembly required)

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Anyone with a cheaper alternative?

Don't know if you can fit a R50 in one but Crateworks makes a reusable cardboard shipping container
for some recumbents

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Cletus Lee

My dinky Catrike Speed was shipped to me in a huge 10' x 4' x 4' crate. It was way too heavy for
"normal" delivery in boxes made of cardboard. It came on a big 18 wheeler, which couldn't get out of
my driveway (but that is another story).

I could not lift it, could not open it, and when I broke the top off with a pickup truck- I could
not lift the trike over the 4' wood crate.

I am still fuming! Seems there must be a better way. Those delivery wood laths at the lumberyards
around here are nearly free and might be one alternative.

Chris Jordan Santa Cruz, CA.

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Anyone have suggestions for shipping containers that can carry my R50?

The Hostel Shop carries the "TriAll3 Sports Velo Safe I" .. but $400!

Anyone with a cheaper alternative?

Thanks in advance.

~ Look, I'm cool like Tom2Tec

You could cover the frame with stamps and leave it for the mailman.

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Anyone have suggestions for shipping containers that can carry my R50?

The Hostel Shop carries the "TriAll3 Sports Velo Safe I" .. but $400!

Anyone with a cheaper alternative?

Thanks in advance.

~ Look, I'm cool like Tom2Tec

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Anyone have suggestions for shipping containers that can carry my R50?

The Hostel Shop carries the "TriAll3 Sports Velo Safe I" .. but $400!

Anyone with a cheaper alternative?

Thanks in advance.

~ Look, I'm cool like Tom2Tec

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Anyone have suggestions for shipping containers that can carry >my R50?

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The Hostel Shop carries the "TriAll3 Sports Velo Safe I" .. but >$400!

Follow me on this. You should be able to do the whole thing in an afternoon for less than $100 with thinwall plywood and 1X4's or 2X2's from you local hardware store that would fit perfectly (provided you take the correct measurements). Remove the rear wheel, seat and the handlebar (leave cables intact), completely cover them (individually) with some good quality 1/8" foam sheeting, wrap them (individually) with packing tape, put them on one side of the bike and secure them to the bike with fiber strapping (the stuff with the clips to tighten them) so they won't move during shipment. Pull the boom all the way in and take measurements. It should be less than 48" which will fit on a normal sized wood pallet. Give an extra 6" on either side of the bike. Cut the sides, top and bottom. Screw the bottom onto the pallet securelywith wood screws. Center the bike on the floor, measure to drill three or four 1/2" holes on each side of the bike more towards the outer edge of the floor. Make sure your holes are located over the slats of the pallet. Put some foam sheeting under the contact points between the bike and the floor. Cover the bike with a sheet of heavy plastic (like painters use) and wrap it with packing tape. Using your strapping tape, loop over the bike (pick points where the tape won't slip, like the steering joint or seat mount points), down through the hole on one side of the floor, back up through the hole on the other side and wrench it down snug with your clip. Repeat this for the other hole sets. Your bike should be firmly attached to the floor at this point. Build the cover box and slip it over the bike, put the lid on an nail it shut. Using fiber tape, put 3 bands around the cover to secure it to the pallet.

Option 2: If you have time, you can check with some of the local businesses in you area to see if they have (or will be getting) any computers for their data center. These servers (not desktops) come mounted on a heavy pallet, covered in triple wall cardboard and wrapped internally in heavy plastic. These are just the items you need and those businesses regularly throw it away.

I have done airline travel using the recumbent version of crateworks for my Vision 54 and feel it
is quite well protected. The seat would have to go in a separate carton. If you are TRAVELLING with
the bike, the seat fits nicely in a large duffel which can also hold LOTS of clothing etc packed
around the seat.

DeVon

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You could cover the frame with stamps and leave it for the mailman.

Are you related to my friend Myassbin Dragon II?

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Anyone have suggestions for shipping containers that can carry my R50?

The Hostel Shop carries the "TriAll3 Sports Velo Safe I" .. but $400!

Anyone with a cheaper alternative?

Thanks in advance.

~ Look, I'm cool like Tom2Tec

Would any of the solutions above be acceptable on a plane?

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Anyone have suggestions for shipping containers that can carry my R50?

The Hostel Shop carries the "TriAll3 Sports Velo Safe I" .. but $400!

Anyone with a cheaper alternative?

Thanks in advance.

~ Look, I'm cool like Tom2Tec

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Would any of the solutions above be acceptable on a plane?

It looks like your cheapest solution for flying will be to pack the bike in a (free) bike box from
your LBS. Next is the Crateworks recumbent case at ~$170.

Note that each airline has their own rules and (Length + Girth) and weight requirements. You will
need to check with your chosen carrier. Since you will not be able to fit the bike into a standard
62"(Length + Girth) case, you will be subject to Excess Baggage charges for domestic flights. These
are running around $75 - $100 each way. Weight limits have also been reduced on most domestic
airlines this year from 70 lbs per bag to 50 lbs per bag. So Excess baggage charges kick in at
lower weights.

Lessons learned (by me): Bike boxes from the LBS rarely can fit bike, wheels and seat in the same
oversize container. Two containers result in two oversize/weight cases resulting in two Excess
baggage fees.

Shipping UPS is likely cheaper for domestic flights. However UPS has size limits that make shipping
a recumbent difficult withour major disassembly.

Regional airports serviced by small turbo prop planes may not have the baggage capacity to handle
your recumbent on your flight.

So the $1200 extra that I paid for a Lightning Voyager looks better and better every trip.

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