Ben: The last time I shipped a bike (via Bike Flights) I ran into a problem finding a box small enough to avoid their oversize charge (which, to be fair, UPS and FedEx also charge). Most of the empty bike boxes I found at bike shops were in the “too big” category, and I had to hunt for a smaller one. The difference in shipping cost was something like $80 for a small box and $400 for one only slightly larger.
I say this because I was shipping a 57cm bike (with wheels) that barely fit inside that box. You may have a problem getting your larger bike into a package that doesn’t cost a fortune to ship. One alternative, if you are going to a place near an Amtrak station, is to ship the bike by train. Amtrak doesn’t charge for very large boxes—in fact, they sell a box for use on their trains that only requires pedals to be taken off and the handlebars rotated to be parallel with the frame. You get a very tall bike in their box, and they’ll ship a bike across the US for about what Bike Flights, UPS, or FedEx charges for a much smaller package. Shipping all the way across the US took a few days the last time I sent a bike. --Eric N campyonly...@me.com www.CampyOnly.com Campyonlyguy.blogspot.com @Campyonlyguy > On Jan 10, 2018, at 1:05 PM, Ben Miller <ben.l.mil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm in the process of packing up a bike I sold to another list member and > also, at the same time, planning a trip that I want to take a bike with me. > Being a tall person, I love that Rivendell makes large bikes, but when it > comes to packing them, you run up against the fact that most frames just > aren't so damn big. > > So, anyone have thoughts/suggestions on traveling with your > larger-than-average-frame Rivendell? Any experience with soft or hard shell > bike travel cases, for say a 62 cm+ frame? > > Also, any preferences on taking the bike with you on the plane vs shipping > it, say via BikeFlights? I realize this is somewhat airline dependent, as the > cost on some airlines is just too much for it to make sense. But assuming a > $100 or less bike fee for the airline, does BikeFlight offer anything in > terms of piece of mind or insurance? Where do you ship it too, if you don't > have a contact where you're going? A bike shop? > > Thanks in advance, > Ben > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
