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Who do you use to send large items these day? I need to post a DH frame (inc. air shock) and forks (air) I've just sold.


 
Posted : 04/11/2015 8:45 pm
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Anyone?


 
Posted : 04/11/2015 11:05 pm
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Parcel Force, Hermes...


 
Posted : 04/11/2015 11:34 pm
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I thought Hermes had a really bad name around these ere parts.


 
Posted : 04/11/2015 11:42 pm
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Hermes don't accept boxes over 120cm, the frame i recently sold was too large for myhermes.

I do post a lot via hermes and never had any problems.


 
Posted : 04/11/2015 11:50 pm
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Send it now have a 48large service but I can't seem to find on their website how to select it. I may have to ring them today.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 7:38 am
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Bump!


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:44 pm
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I have used Interlink for frames in the past. A bit more expensive than some but reliable and the tracking alerts are excellent for the receiver


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:48 pm
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The parcel exceeds Interlink's maximum size.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:10 pm
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http://www.paisleyfreight.com/bike-delivery.php


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:14 pm
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I have not had a problem with the size of frame boxes before, and I have sent both F/s and hardtail frames. Might be worth asking your local franchise.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:16 pm
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Bump!!


 
Posted : 08/11/2015 10:45 am
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Ive used Direct courier solutions to send a complete bike few years back. They do a deal for bikes £20ish IIRC. No idea where they're based but they picked up in scotland and shiped down south.


 
Posted : 08/11/2015 10:55 am
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+1 For Paisley. Very good to deal with.


 
Posted : 08/11/2015 11:04 am
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parcelmonkey.co.uk and then pick whatever service is priced well.

Tend to use Parcelforce with these.


 
Posted : 08/11/2015 12:13 pm
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So Parcel force are OK with shipping air-sprung suspension parts?


 
Posted : 08/11/2015 12:16 pm
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I've posted numerous bikes that way and not one issue!


 
Posted : 08/11/2015 8:43 pm
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UPS via Interparcel are competitive and reliable


 
Posted : 08/11/2015 8:46 pm
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UPS won't deliver to the Isle of Wight, though. They'll deliver to Australia, China, etc, but not the bloomin' Isle of Wight.

Anyway, I've booked Paisley now.


 
Posted : 08/11/2015 8:58 pm
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Well it hasn't been a good start: Paisley failed to turn up for collection today.


 
Posted : 09/11/2015 8:10 pm

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