Without getting into the whole UPS vs. FedEx ground thing, I have found FedEx to be significantly cheaper every time I have compared. I have shipped two HEAVY bikes in standard bike boxes by FedEx ground in the last year and both were under $30. One just went from AZ to SF, CA but the othe r went to the east coast. Both were gaspipe with fenders, etc. I ship from a FedEx warehouse location, and every single time my online estimate has been right on the money... Good luck :^)
Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ
On 12/21/05, Bianca Pratorius <biankita@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I sold the Rigi this last week, and when I put in the dimensions and
> weight, the Ebay Calculator gave me around $40. When I called UPS for a
> pickup the price seems to have morphed into $66 to Utah. How is this
> possible? Do I have to know some secret. In the last 12 months I have
> purchased 4 bikes and no one has charged anything like $66. Last week
> there was a thread on the list that stated that Fed Express charges
> different rates depending on how the wind blows. Any ideas about the
> discrepancy?
>
> Garth Liberman in Miami Fl.