Sending Wheels to Europe

puffingbilly
puffingbilly Posts: 189
edited August 2018 in Road general
Back in the summer I wrecked a pair of metron carbon wheels descending Angliru (its not a descent you can let the bike run as its very steep with very sharp hairpins), they heated up, the laminate melted and the side walls expanded outwards. Scary!

Anyway FSA say if i return them they will replace the rims, trouble is the factory is in Italy and the cheapest courier (DHL) I can find is £50 odd

Anyone know of a cheaper alternative?

Cheers

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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    royal mail normal post?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • puffingbilly
    puffingbilly Posts: 189
    RM max size is 60/46/46 so sadly a wheel box is too large for them! Good shout though
  • svetty
    svetty Posts: 1,904
    Good excuse to load up the car and take a holiday ;)
    FFS! Harden up and grow a pair :D
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,371
    if they are going to replace the rims anyway, ask them if it's ok if you strip them down and just send everything but the rims

    then it'll all fit in jiffy bag or box small enough for normal mail
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny

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