Anyone ever ship a bike?
06-16-08, 04:17 PM
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Anyone ever ship a bike?
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?
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?
06-16-08, 08:06 PM
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just get her on speakerphone and talk her through the teardown process.
06-18-08, 01:02 PM
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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
06-19-08, 07:33 PM
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She can get the box she needs from a bike shop, they may give it to her.
06-19-08, 08:13 PM
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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
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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
