Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => The Knowledge => Topic started by: PaulF on 03 September, 2014, 11:01:02 am
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Will shortly be putting my Alfine wheel up for sale.
What's the best way to send a wheel and how much should I budget for when selling/
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Will shortly be putting my Alfine wheel up for sale.
What's the best way to send a wheel and how much should I budget for when selling/
lots and lots of cardboard/courier/£25
hth
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Try http://www.p4d.co.uk/
and http://www.parcel2go.com/
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Will shortly be putting my Alfine wheel up for sale.
What's the best way to send a wheel and how much should I budget for when selling/
8sp or 11sp, 26" or 700c, disc or rim?
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8sp or 11sp, 26" or 700c, disc or rim?
Will this greatly affect the cost of sending the wheel?
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I sent one today - it was a fixed wheel so ligher than an Alfine - and it cost me less than 10 quid
I used p4d as mentioned above
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No one in their right mind would pay £25 postage for a wheel!
MyHermes cost less than a fiver for a front wheel. Can drop off at a local newsagent and it's tracked all the way. Just make sure someone will be able to take the delivery during the day, because I don't think they have the facility to collect from a depot. It's not the fastest service but I've not had problems sending several wheels this way.
https://www.myhermes.co.uk/our-services/our-prices.html
Just package up in cardboard and lots of tape. Easy.
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8sp or 11sp, 26" or 700c, disc or rim?
Will this greatly affect the cost of sending the wheel?
Depends on the exact size, weight and value.
If you take it to a post office, its £12 for ParcelForce, covered for up to £100. Add £5 if you need cover up to £500.
Or CollectPlus would be about £5 (covered for up to £50), you can drop it off at a local shop. But that has a max size of 60x50x50cm, you might struggle to fit a wheel within that.
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Will shortly be putting my Alfine wheel up for sale.
What's the best way to send a wheel and how much should I budget for when selling/
8sp or 11sp, 26" or 700c, disc or rim?
8 speed on a TN719 rim (which is disc) so 700s/29er