I'm trying to get a bike shipped down to me from Michigan to Texas. It's a 20" bike. There's no wheels on the bike; it's everything but the wheels though, fully assembled. So I need a pretty big box, wide enough for pedal to pedal width, stem to back end length, and handlebar to bottom of sprocket height. My quote from UPS is $150!! That's based on the size of the box I would need.

My Mom has the bike in her garage and she isn't what I would call "mechanically inclined" and this bike is vintage and I don't want any wrenches on it unless it's someone who knows what they are doing. Otherwise I could tear it down and get it in a much smaller box.

Is there anyone out there with shipping experience that can offer a possible solution?

just get her on speakerphone and talk her through the teardown process.

just get her on speakerphone and talk her through the teardown process.

Nah, she has arthritis and I'm sure the handlebars and stem have seized together since they haven't been apart for over 10 years.

tell her to take it to a bike shop - they can tear it down and box it up and ship it to you for $50

She can get the box she needs from a bike shop, they may give it to her.

Get some pb blaster and take that bish apart. i buy and restore old 80s bmx bikes and ship all the time. I just shipped a powerlite xl complete bike from missouri to cali by priority mail and it cost me 35 dollars..wheels and all. Goto your LBS they will give you a good box..dont use ups to exspensive

Get some pb blaster and take that bish apart. i buy and restore old 80s bmx bikes and ship all the time. I just shipped a powerlite xl complete bike from missouri to cali by priority mail and it cost me 35 dollars..wheels and all. Goto your LBS they will give you a good box..dont use ups to exspensive

Who do you ship through?

use greyhound... they ship it on their busses ...