How not to pack a bike!

[Tel]

Seller agreed to box it for a courier to collect! Surprised they took it in all honesty, even more surprised that it arrived!! Albeit it did sustain a little damage.

Turns out it was a bit of a dog anyway. Risk of buying from Joe Public....

Would love to hear, or even better see, anyone elses horror stories.

 

[daj]

Pickle had the best one years ago!!

Cant find the link :facepalm:

 

[Midlife]

I like the handlebars stuck out of the sides Just like the horns on Desperate Dan's pie LOL

Just out of curiosity which courier did you use?

Shaun

 

[Tel]

Great stuff eh! The pedals were left on too which is one of the reasons the box is so wide!

Courier was Yodel via P4D. I quoted the box as being 20cm wide.

 

[TGR]

Um I think i can beat that -

Arrived EXACTLY like that - wrapped in that sorta hessian sacking bag and rope and string tied round it. I found it in the driveway and i was lucky that the binmen were not here today - they would have lifted it. I lifted it and bits fell out!!! Irrespective of the value of the bike, should a courier leave them on the driveway? I think not!!!! And we do not have a long drive and all and sundry could have walked away with it.

Richard

 

[TGR]

LOL I forgot to add the above happened today!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tel]

Ha! Ok you win, my God that is bad. As you said I'm pretty sure the bin men would have taken that!! It is a bit of an old pooper though, what's your plans for that?

 

[Pierre]

Is that a Raleigh Pacer? I used to have one of those - my first road bike. Mine was white with red stripes and red foam grips. I loved it.

 

[TGR]

I think it is a Pacer - it might be yours - was yours rust infested when you got rid of it? This is a huge headache for a mini build!!!

I have had another look - it is a Raleigh Racer 5 speed - pics of rust here -

http://s1290.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... 2.jpg.html

It is for my 6 year old so it is small, i think that a Pacer was a larger bike but memory is hazy.

Richard

 

[kettlo]

Richard, you need one like this.....