Moving with Bikes
03-22-22, 07:45 PM
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If you can drive them yourself, do so. At least you know they'll be looked after and arrive safe.
I moved half way across the globe with my bikes. I packed up two into cardboard bike boxes I got from the local bike shop. Lots and lots of bubble wrap and pipe insulation to protect them. They were shipped them via sea with the rest of my possessions (everything arrived safely).
My very best bike I took with me in a hard case bike box when I flew over.
I moved half way across the globe with my bikes. I packed up two into cardboard bike boxes I got from the local bike shop. Lots and lots of bubble wrap and pipe insulation to protect them. They were shipped them via sea with the rest of my possessions (everything arrived safely).
My very best bike I took with me in a hard case bike box when I flew over.
03-22-22, 08:26 PM
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Add to this: are the bikes irreplaceable? I mean, they're not particularly "fragile" and most are easily replaced assuming the owner has the means or the moving company takes responsibility for not taking reasonable care. Boxing them as for shipment should be sufficient. If they are truly irreplaceable, not just sentimental value, move them yourself. I have no such bikes. I don't worry about properly packaged acoustic guitars, let alone bikes.
03-22-22, 09:07 PM
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I guarantee that the pic was pre and not post.
The only secure way to transport a bike without any "packaging", is exactly like doing it with a vehicle.
A bike must be secured by being clamped at the frame, like it was being worked on in a LBS.
Clamped at the wheelset even better, like a platform carrier.
Otherwise it must be "packaged", boxed or one of those hardshell flight cases.
The only secure way to transport a bike without any "packaging", is exactly like doing it with a vehicle.
A bike must be secured by being clamped at the frame, like it was being worked on in a LBS.
Clamped at the wheelset even better, like a platform carrier.
Otherwise it must be "packaged", boxed or one of those hardshell flight cases.
03-22-22, 09:28 PM
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Get some bike boxes from your local bike shop and pack them up.
03-23-22, 12:00 PM
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In my own experience the moving companies hire local laborers to do the loading, a contract driver takes the trailer to its destination, and then more local labor is hired to unpack the trailer. Seldom is one dealing with professional workers on the payroll of the moving company. As a result there is more damage and the company managers believe that they can save enough with low priced labor to compensate for damage claims. The problem is when their subs damage something that cannot be repaired or replaced.
I would pack everything as well as possible and that means putting the bikes in bike boxes. The moving company trailers are designed so that an elevated platform can be put at the front of the trailer. This is a good place to put your bikes so they are not impacted by heavier items in the trailer.
I would pack everything as well as possible and that means putting the bikes in bike boxes. The moving company trailers are designed so that an elevated platform can be put at the front of the trailer. This is a good place to put your bikes so they are not impacted by heavier items in the trailer.
