[SDCBC] Advice on shipping a bike?

[Norm Olson]

Times have changed and prices have gotten more expensive but I would just
have the bike shop ship the box UPS.  That used to be reasonably
inexpensive.  The last time I did this was several years back and I knew the
owners of the shop and had spent a lot of money there over the years.  They
did quite a bit of shipping and was able to get it sent out cheaper than the
local UPS store wanted to charge me.  Now you still have to stay within the
LWH dimensions.  Some bikes are bigger than others.  Also, pay extra for the
insurance.

 

Norm

 

From: sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org [mailto:sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org]
On Behalf Of Linda Briggs
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 4:30 PM
To: sdcbc at bikesandiego.org
Subject: [SDCBC] Advice on shipping a bike?

 

 

Hi SDCBCers -

 

My brother-in-law is visiting in November from New York and flying in with
his bike. He's nervous about the carbon fiber fork (the rest of the bike is
steel). He plans to have a local NY bike shop pack the bike for him in a
hard-sided case, and I'm trying to convince him the fork should be just fine
in that. 

 

Any advice from those who have flown bikes? Would he be better off packing
the fork in his carry-on luggage (assuming he could get it through
security)?

 

Thanks!

 

-- Linda B.

 

 

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