Originally posted by Dupek Chopra:haha. i am from Ontario! but i have lived here for more or less 10 years. (give or take 2 in Boston). seriously, i am amazed every time i drive around this place now.
What in the hell would you know about it anyway…aren't you from goddamned Ontario, or something?
Best way to Baltimore?
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:It wasn't as much this particular thread as ALL of the threads. I think folks living out of town or doing things not conducive to public transport isn't exactly a "love for driving crusade." I take the bus a LOT, but you know, I DO love driving. I lived in DC without a car for 8 years, and I am DAMN happy to have one again.
I'm just finding this love-for-driving crusade a little tedious, especially since I live here and have to breathe the air that unnecessary car trips pollute and all that.
Bike-talk is the Brit-pop of 2005 on this board. You can't escape it.
Does anyone have any experience with sending a bike across the country?
I need to get my steed out to Durango in August.
I need to get my steed out to Durango in August.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:GGW…correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you vote republican in the last election? What's a GOP'er like you doing with a bike…shouldn't you be driving an Escalade or something out there? ;)
Does anyone have any experience with sending a bike across the country?
I need to get my steed out to Durango in August.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:something about taking it apart and packing it in a box. at least that's what one friend of mine did.
Does anyone have any experience with sending a bike across the country?
I need to get my steed out to Durango in August.
Originally posted by chaz:I like to slum it sometimes.
GGW…correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you vote republican in the last election? What's a GOP'er like you doing with a bike…shouldn't you be driving an Escalade or something out there? ;)
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:I've shipped it FedEx and I've taken it on the plane. FedEx is way cheaper and you can insure it (unlike the plane). I have a CrateWorks box that I use.
Does anyone have any experience with sending a bike across the country?
I need to get my steed out to Durango in August.
Originally posted by My Name Is Mud:Be careful with this… both FedEx and UPS have refused insurance claims by people I know for damaged bikes. Why? They say they were 'improperly packaged'. Basically, unless they package it themselves, they have the right to claim you packed it wrong and deny your coverage.
FedEx is way cheaper and you can insure it (unlike the plane).
GGW's a republican, he can afford to have them pack it for him! ;) Meanwhile, aren't I the lefty liberal with the Escalade?!?
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:Most people don't know how to properly package a bike. A cardboard box generally doesn't cut it. Use a bike specific box/case, put spacers in the frame/fork where the wheels go and secure things properly and you'll be fine. FedEx and UPS don't package stuff for you, so by that definition they can deny any claim of anything shipped. Best to take photos if you are paranoid. I've shipped and travelled with my bike quite a bit and never had anything damaged despite the box showing some abuse.
Be careful with this… both FedEx and UPS have refused insurance claims by people I know for damagd bikes. Why? They say they were 'improperly packaged'. Basically, unless they package it themselves, they have the right to claim you packed it wrong and deny your coverage.
Originally posted by My Name Is Mud:Thanks. Do you use the regular cardboard model?
I've shipped it FedEx and I've taken it on the plane. FedEx is way cheaper and you can insure it (unlike the plane). I have a CrateWorks box that I use.
No, I have the PRO XL-C. I've used it a good bit and it's been lent out a lot too and is still going strong. It was a bit cheaper when I got it a few years ago. You might be able to find an online coupon, I know I did when I bought it.
BTW, it's a lot lighter than the hardcases you get at most bike shops, so it keeps the shipping cost down.
BTW, it's a lot lighter than the hardcases you get at most bike shops, so it keeps the shipping cost down.
I'm waiting for Chimbly to tell you that you should ride your bike out there….after all it's the socially responsible thing to do. :D
Originally posted by chaz:Maybe I don't spend enough time around here, but I don't mind Chimbly advocating alternative transportation. Being a Baltimoron I wish the MARC ran all the time and I'd sure like to drive my car less than I currrently do.
I'm waiting for Chimbly to tell you that you should ride your bike out there….after all it's the socially responsible thing to do. :D
Power to the pedal Chimbly!
Originally posted by My Name Is Mud:thanks for the first good word i've heard all day. these boardies can get vicious. and i'm not just talkin' sid vicious.
Power to the pedal Chimbly!
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:Ya just need to Steamroll 'em
thanks for the first good word i've heard all day. these boardies can get vicious. and i'm not just talkin' sid vicious.
;)
damn straight.
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(but now I have sugino 75's!
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(but now I have sugino 75's!
On a good trip, it takes me about 1 hour and 15 minutes to drive from Hunt Valley to DC. Oddly, about 25-35 minutes of that time is just getting from my apartment to downtown Baltimore! Driving through downtown Baltimore is usually the very worst of the haul. (Hunt Valley is in Northern Baltimore County, maybe 5-7 miles north yet of the Recher Theatre.) I have to allow 2 hours if I'm going to Iota.
I've learned a very long time ago that those estimated times are almost always the absolute minimum with you being the only car on the road and no red lights, train stops, cops, etc, to impede your journey. I think it's more of a marketing ploy than anything.
Generally, I take 295 if I'm going into DC proper. When I go to Bethesda, which is where I sometimes work a part-time job, I take 95 to 495 because it vears a little to the west and shortens the trip a little as opposed to my regular 295 jaunt.
Would love to have the option to take reasonable public transportation to and from DC sometimes but not only is it not reasonable, it just doesn't exist for the events and times that I need!
Chimbley, if you are MARCing it up to Baltimore and partying it up until 5:30AM, than you must either be attending house parties or boozing it up with some of the homeless locals on the streets because Baltimore has a 2:00AM closing time.
Lastly, requiring drivers to pay to park while Metroing it, only discourages one from using public transportation, especially if you happen to not have anyone to share expenses with! Carpooling is another one of those things that is great when possible but impossible if there is no one else going your way and somewhat within your time frame. And then there are sometimes situations where people must have some flexibility to come and go and lug tons of shit, all of which is not carpool friendly. (Different subject brewing here.)
I've learned a very long time ago that those estimated times are almost always the absolute minimum with you being the only car on the road and no red lights, train stops, cops, etc, to impede your journey. I think it's more of a marketing ploy than anything.
Generally, I take 295 if I'm going into DC proper. When I go to Bethesda, which is where I sometimes work a part-time job, I take 95 to 495 because it vears a little to the west and shortens the trip a little as opposed to my regular 295 jaunt.
Would love to have the option to take reasonable public transportation to and from DC sometimes but not only is it not reasonable, it just doesn't exist for the events and times that I need!
Chimbley, if you are MARCing it up to Baltimore and partying it up until 5:30AM, than you must either be attending house parties or boozing it up with some of the homeless locals on the streets because Baltimore has a 2:00AM closing time.
Lastly, requiring drivers to pay to park while Metroing it, only discourages one from using public transportation, especially if you happen to not have anyone to share expenses with! Carpooling is another one of those things that is great when possible but impossible if there is no one else going your way and somewhat within your time frame. And then there are sometimes situations where people must have some flexibility to come and go and lug tons of shit, all of which is not carpool friendly. (Different subject brewing here.)
Originally posted by My Name Is Mud:I was quoted over $500 to ship my bike to Ireland, using Fedex, UPS and Airborne. I ended up taking it with me as checked luggage and paid $0!!!! Trust me, they aren't going to lose a bike in a box.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:I've shipped it FedEx and I've taken it on the plane. FedEx is way cheaper and you can insure it (unlike the plane). I have a CrateWorks box that I use.
Does anyone have any experience with sending a bike across the country?
I need to get my steed out to Durango in August.
Take your bike to a bike shop and pay them the $20 or whatever it is to have it packed for shipping. It's money well spent.