1st frameset pack job

[Puget Pounder]

I was a little nervous packing this frame and my girlfriend saw me pondering how to tackle this, so she jumped in and took charge. How did we (she) do?

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nsDStQyBGq8/UsEMtZc5zKI/AAAAAAAADRQ/9cEubi4Tme0/s800/1st%2520pack%2520job%2520-%25203.jpg

And look, she has been working out:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l9rpgPwLGgE/UsEMtUB769I/AAAAAAAADRo/Dc5w6J8XGlw/s800/1st%2520pack%2520job%2520-%25202.jpg

[ultraman6970]

Looks like she did waaaaaayyy better than you did :) she figure it out how to keep the frame at the center of the box all the time. Good job IMO, always good to see how other people pack their frames.

No idea were the fork is but if you have it I would have put it attached to the seat stays. obviously with a lot of wrapping before tying it to the stays to avoid any issues.

[rice rocket]

Go to your LBS and see if they have any dropout spacers from their shipping bikes. It should help keep the rear triangle from getting crushed.

[Puget Pounder]

Yeah we padded the top and bottom and put some padding spacers on the sides to keep the frame centered. This is just the frame only.

[rice rocket]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5247/5259425469_80bdc28a87_z.jpg

Something like this.

[Puget Pounder]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5247/5259425469_80bdc28a87_z.jpg

Something like this.

There is actually one of those guys in there. You can just make it out in the first pic.

[Dale Alan]

Looks good to me . I like to use rigid spacers at critical spots within the box. I tend to obsess when it comes to shipping . Never totally happy until I get an email about safe delivery.

[Peter P.]

Your girlfriend's a keeper. Bonus points if she can glue tubulars. ;)

[tiretrax]

Your girlfriend's a keeper. Bonus points if she can glue tubulars. ;)

I was thinking the same thing. Can she true a wheel; tune a derailleur?

[FlashUNC]

My only suggestion would be pipe insulation in addition to the bubble wrap. Cheap stuff at Home Depot or Lowe's, wraps really nicely and provides a lot of protection.

[discman]

Looks like a great job wrapping. The other key to preventing damage is filling in the spaces in the box so the frame doesn't bang around. This can easily be done with newspapers or other materials.

[tmf]

Looks like a great job wrapping. The other key to preventing damage is the spaces in the box so the frame doesn't bang around. This can easily be done with newspapers or other materials.

I just shipped a frame, and used some empty shoe boxes to fill in some of the empty spaces.

[avalonracing]

Your girlfriend's a keeper. Bonus points if she can glue tubulars. ;)

And if she does, will you please post some shots of her doing that.

[biker72]

My only suggestion would be pipe insulation in addition to the bubble wrap. Cheap stuff at Home Depot or Lowe's, wraps really nicely and provides a lot of protection.

Bike shops have a bunch of this stuff just lying around.

[cmg]

Cut a strip of cardboard the width of the interior of the box, wrap it around the outside of the frame, tape it to the center of the frame. Like you do on the rear drop outs, continue it. if you have have any extra cardboard tape the seatube to the center of it. that will keep the frame centered. If you had a fork tape it to underside of the downtube, wrap cardboard around it. your on the right track.

[kykr13]

The last one that showed up here had the bottom of the head tube sticking out through a hole in the box. Surprisingly, not a scratch...

Don't be that guy. :)

[pdmtong]

My only suggestion would be pipe insulation in addition to the bubble wrap. Cheap stuff at Home Depot or Lowe's, wraps really nicely and provides a lot of protection.

bubble wrap is good but pipe insulation for the tubes is better.

cardboard and thick foam sheets for the joints

make sure you stuff the box so the frame stays centered in it.

nice job!

[mike p]

+1 pipe insulation does a great job and is pretty cheap.

Mike

bubble wrap is good but pipe insulation for the tubes is better.

cardboard and thick foam sheets for the joints

make sure you stuff the box so the frame stays centered in it.

nice job!

[john903]

Just curious is that the Hampsten that was on Seattle craigslist a few months ago, and you're not keeping it? If it is a Cinghale I have the orange one from 2001 and it is an outstanding ride.

[eddief]

He has a PhD and is a subject matter expert.

[Peter P.]

Go to my Flickr set of my new Soulcraft frame (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53479013@N00/sets/72157637209167644/). Check out the photos of how Sean Walling at Soulcraft packed my frame. Perhaps that will give you some ideas.