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A rigid and compact bicycle shipping container is used to ship a bicycle having a detached front wheel, a rear wheel, a pair of pedals, handle bars, and a frame with a front fork. The container comprises opposing top and bottom walls, a pair of side walls, a rear wall, and various mounting elements

A rigid and compact bicycle shipping container is used to ship a bicycle having a detached front wheel, a rear wheel, a pair of pedals, handle bars, and a frame with a front fork. The container comprises opposing top and bottom walls, a pair of side walls, a rear wall, and various mounting elements mounted to the bottom wall to detachably engage the bicycle. Each of the top and bottom walls has a generally triangular shape. The pair of side walls and the rear wall bridge the opposing top and bottom walls. The side walls and the rear wall are arranged to form a triangle. The mounting elements include a front fork mount detachably engaging the front fork of the bicycle, a wheel mount detachably engaging the detached front wheel of the bicycle, and a wheel track receiving the rear wheel of the bicycle. The shipping container securely and stably holds a bicycle while requiring minimal disassembly thereof.

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A bicycle shipping container for shipping a bicycle having a front wheel, a rear wheel, a pair of pedals, handle bars, and a frame with a front fork, the front wheel being detached from the frame, said container comprising: opposing rigid top and bottom walls, each of said top and bottom walls havin

A bicycle shipping container for shipping a bicycle having a front wheel, a rear wheel, a pair of pedals, handle bars, and a frame with a front fork, the front wheel being detached from the frame, said container comprising: opposing rigid top and bottom walls, each of said top and bottom walls having a generally triangular shape; a pair of rigid side walls and a rigid rear wall bridging said opposing top and bottom walls, said side walls and said rear wall being arranged to form a triangle; means, mounted to said bottom wall, for detachably engaging the front fork of the bicycle; means, mounted to said bottom wall, for detachably engaging the detached front wheel of the bicycle; and means, disposed at said bottom wall, for restraining the rear wheel of the bicycle. A bicycle shipping container for shipping a bicycle, said container comprising: a rigid top section forming a top wall, a pair of first side walls, and a first rear wall, said pair of first side walls and said first rear wall extending downward from said top wall and being arranged to form a first triangle; a rigid bottom section forming a bottom wall, a pair of second side walls, and a second rear wall, said pair of second side walls and said second rear wall extending upward from said bottom wall and being arranged to form a second triangle, said bottom section being detachably connected to said top section to form a generally triangular polyhedron with said top wall opposing said bottom wall, said pair of first side walls joining with respective ones of said pair of second side walls to form a pair of combined side walls, and said first rear wall joining with said second rear wall to form a combined rear wall; and mounting elements mounted to said bottom wall to detachably engage the bicycle. A multi-purpose shipping container transformable between a first configuration and a second configuration, the container storing a bicycle in the first configuration and storing miscellaneous items in the second configuration, said container comprising: a rigid triangular bottom tray having a bottom wall and a first plurality of side walls extending from said bottom wall; a rigid triangular top tray having a horizontal wall and a second plurality of side walls extending from said horizontal wall; a lid releasably secured to said top tray; and mounting elements, mounted to said bottom wall, for detachably engaging the bicycle within said bottom tray in the first configuration of the container; wherein in the first configuration, said lid is secured within said top tray adjacent to said horizontal wall, and said top tray is secured to said bottom tray to form a generally triangular polyhedron with said horizontal wall forming a top wall opposing said bottom wall and with said first and second pluralities of side walls forming sides of said polyhedron bridging said opposing top and bottom walls; and wherein in the second configuration, said top tray is nested within and secured to said bottom tray with said horizontal wall adjacent to said bottom wall and with said first plurality of side walls generally overlapping said second plurality of side walls, and said lid is secured to uppermost edges of said second plurality of side walls such that said lid opposes said horizontal wall and said second plurality of side walls bridge said opposing lid and horizontal wall.