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I see from their T+Cs that 'composites' is excluded from being carried although they just absolve themselves from responsibility during transit rather than confiscating it, destroying it or killing your firstborn.
'Composites' is quite an ill-defined wide-ranging term...
carbon fibre is a composite, isn't it?
'Composite' covers a huge range of materials and therefore products.
Plywood is a composite, so if you had a small radio that was housed in a wooden box that used plywood, then I guess they could stamp on it and say 'tough tittys - it's a composite'
Just sending a bike frame via 'Pharos Parcel' and UPS as the selected carrier. I tried to check the prohibited items but the link was dead. I carried on and completed the booking and later checked the prohibited items (not restricted, that was a different list). Bicycles are prohibited items. WTF? I rang UPS direct and the operator there assured me UPS do not have bicycles as prohibited items. I told him about the RM saga and he said UPS standard is road carriage only so no x-raying and no air freight. I removed valve core of the rear shock and put a cheap plastic valve cap on to allow air to pass but restrict any oil leakage. And a large swing ticket on the shock saying 'de-pressurised, non hazardous, safe. Just in case they have a peek. I didn't want to advertise it on the outside of the box as that might spook them...
£17.00 for a bike frame up to 10kg total package weight 1 to 5 days with £250 insurance. not bad, I think.