Tony Pereira
DHL may be cheaper, but I have seen shipping rates go up by a good 15%
in the last year.
Pereira Cycles
Portland, Oregon, USA
www.pereiracycles.com
503.333.5043
Suz Weldon wrote:
> I found that DHL is much cheaper than UPS or Fed-Ex. We got a bike,
> packed in a hard-shell travel case, ground-shipped from Seattle to VT
> last year for somewhere around $45 I think. And they delivered early-
> in just ~3 days IIRC.
>
> Quoting Tony Pereira :
>
>
>> CM,
>> You might consider taking it to a good bike shop to have it packed and
>> shipped. Expect to pay about $60 for shipping (for a road bike) and an
>> additional $25-50 for the packing. If you are not skilled at
>> re-assembling you could have it shipped to a bike shop on the other end
>> where they could reassemble it for you.
>>
>> The cheap way is to go to a shop, get a box, pack it yourself and ship
>> it UPS or FedEx Ground. Some of the larger bike boxes will put you into
>> "OS2" shipping rates which can be as much as $130 each way to get it to
>> the east coast. You can pack it the same way and check it on the plane.
>> Ranges from $50-$80.
>>
>> I ship lots of bikes and travel with them from time to time as well. If
>> you have more questions feel free to ask.
>>
>> -Tony
>>
>> Pereira Cycles
>> Portland, Oregon, USA
>> www.pereiracycles.com
>> 503.333.5043
>>
>>
>>
>> Charles M wrote:
>>
>>> I'm doing a cycling trip on the east coast in August and I was
>>> wondering what is the best (and least expensive) way to ship a bike
>>> across the country, I have plently of time so I plan to send it to a
>>> friends house and of course I'll be sending it back to Portland after
>>> the trip.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> CM
>>>
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