Originally Posted by
DanBell
Call me a curmudgeon if you will, but I much prefer helping people with advice and suggestions when they show they've done at least the bare minimum of effort to find the information themselves first.
+1. For example, as to the OP's question of cost, one can ask a LBS how much they charge to pack a bike. Cue: "The nearest LBS is 100 miles from me."