Originally Posted by
wahoonc
Also be aware that not all bikes will fit an Amtrak box, even with some disassembly. My big city bike will not fit without removing a wheel and the handlebars and stem. FWIW Amtrak will accept a bike in a regular bike store box too. I usually keep a couple of Amtrak boxes around for shipping my bikes back and forth between NC and MA or SC.
Aaron
I'm curious what it is about your bike that causes it to not fit. Is it a tandem, a recumbent, or something unconventional?
The Amtrak boxes are huge and many bikes don't even require lowering the saddle to fit. I only needed to turn the bars, rotate them down and remove the pedals. According to their web site the Amtrak boxes are 69 x 41 x 8.5 inches (175 x 104 x 22 centimeters).