How Do You Post A Pushbike

Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

I've got to send a bike down to my son, anyone recommend a courier or have any advice?

TIA, V.
____________________
Space Is Deep

mysterious_rider · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Sep 2010 Karma :

https://senditnow.co.uk/index.epl

D O G · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Karma :

Go to your local bike shop and ask them for a box - they'll have loads from when they get their bikes delivered.

BTTD · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

I've just posted a bike frame I sold on ebay, ended up using City Link.
UPS have bikes on their prohibited items list which surprised me a bit, but I guess they must have had a lot of damaged ones in the past. Found quite a few couriers were rather picky. Definitely check the prohibited items list. I automatically assumed it would consist of no acids, explosives, firearms, when it was actually full of what seemed to me to be everday items - albeit ones that could be dented if you threw them across a warehouse. Thinking

I'm assuming that you're going to take the wheels off, saddle off, pedals off to reduce the overall size of the package. Also if the handle bars are easy to take off via the stem so they can be moved to line up with the frame it all makes the box smaller.

Other than that, pack the hell out of it. Put bracing between the forks and stays where the wheels were to stop the frame getting squashed / compressed in transit.

Best of luck - posting bikes is a right pain.

Edit: I'm also assuming your son has tools to put it all back together!

Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

Some good tips there......thanks Thumbs Up

I thought it may help to remove the pedals and turn the bars 90 degrees.

I was tempted to strip it and try and get it on my bike but was instantly defeated by the weird size axle bolts - even though I have a set of metric and imperial allen keys Confused

I presume that's an anti theft thing?
The bike's a Marin Commuter
____________________
Space Is Deep

BTTD · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

If you use quick release wheels and leave your bike in public here in Cambridge, you won't have the wheels very long Very Happy

same with saddles, bars etc....
____________________
Space Is Deep

BTTD · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

D lock through the frame plus a loop ended cable run through the wheels and onto the D lock.

stidds · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 17 Dec 2012 Karma :

I have posted hundreds of bikes and I start by going to bike shop/back of Halfords and getting a box.

After that I strip the bike down to the smallest size I can make it and then trim the box accordingly (remember the smaller you can make the box the cheaper it will be to post it).

I use various couriers like Parcel2go, parcelmonkey, Interparcel etc and put in the box measurments and weight and compare the cheapest prices.
____________________
Sean