An additional FYI about shipping with UPS. They require that used
tires must be in a box. New can go just strapped together. My local
UPS service center is quite an inflexible bunch (as opposed to what
they can do to a package). Your local center maybe more flexible. I
ended up shipping via the post office for cheaper and no hassles (and
ugly brown apparel [do they have a Pro Solo team? :^) ]).
Matt Murray
mailto:mattm@optonline.net
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From: Randy Chase
>I think shipping loose tires is easily done with a UPS label slapped
on
>them. It is cheaper to ship them together than separate normally,
which
>is why you often see them bundled in twos. That may probably not be
true
>for rims/tires as the weight is more...but it may be worth checking
>into.
>
>With rims on them, I think it makes sense to box them up or at least
put
>circles of cardboard on the outsides of the rims and use packing tape
to
>secure the cardboard. If the rims are nice and you don't want them
>damaged, I would go for the full box. You could also wrap them in a
very
>heavy plastic and use lots of packing tape. I would not underestimate
>the amount the damage that can be done in transit by the Brown Santas
>(UPS drivers).
>
>You can calculate at UPS's website what the costs would be depending
on
>size/weight. http://www.ups.com/
>
>Randy Chase
>
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