Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Anyone ever ship a bike?

profile picture
ESfreeridepa
Posts: 2204 - Karma: 11
whats the best way to go about it. what service should i use?
Apr 30 2007 9:50AM
0 0
profile picture
anomericas
Posts: 8237 - Karma: 61
Go to a bike store and see if they have any boxes that are made specifically for a bike.  It's not going to be cheap to ship though...
Apr 30 2007 10:29AM
0 0
profile picture
skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Yeah we did it to Canada and it isn't cheap. Shipping them back was twice as expensive as shipping them in. We used UPS and used bike boxes where you have to dismantle the bike. It's not that bad though, expect for the worry of losing your bike. If it's under home owner's insurance you don't have to worry about it, but if you don't, you might want to get insurance from UPS anyways.
Apr 30 2007 10:35AM
0 0
profile picture
MacMahoooon
Posts: 9009 - Karma: 3,305
depends where your sending it but alot of people use grayhound for shipping large sports gear
Apr 30 2007 11:28AM
0 0
profile picture
ski_cartel
Posts: 6598 - Karma: 18
yea thats what i was going to sugest. Its not as fast as something like ups but its alot cheeper.
Apr 30 2007 11:47AM
0 0
profile picture
P.J.S.
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 11
Most bike shops will prepare your bike, box it up and ship it for you for around $50 or so.
Apr 30 2007 1:50PM
0 0
profile picture
skiEER
Posts: 4089 - Karma: 79
it only cost me 35
Apr 30 2007 4:20PM
0 0
profile picture
CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
get two bike boxes, and a roll of tape. pull the front wheel off and turn the bars. cut up the other box to protect key areas and to secure it in the box. DHL is usually the cheapest, but check them, fed ex, and the post office. UPS is ALWAYS alot more expensive. dont spend any more that 50 bucks, but usually it can be done for 30-40
Apr 30 2007 4:36PM
0 0
profile picture
toominator
Posts: 4792 - Karma: 120
you could take the rear off too, and unbolt the bars from the stem. that'l save a bit of room which for some companies will make it cheaper cause they use a volumetric and weight system where they charge based on the weight of the package and also the amount of room that the package takes up
Apr 30 2007 6:15PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)