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Shipping bikes to europe?

mobius

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Jan 25, 2003
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So i sold one of my bikes. It's a DH bike and needs to go to europe. The size restrictions on USPS says, max length of 60" and max girth+length = 108". I'm a tad confused as to if a bike box will be accepted? What are the cheapest but best options for getting a bike to europe, specifically poland.

Thanks for any help! I'm kinda lost and can't figure this out.
 

mobius

Turbo Monkey
Jan 25, 2003
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Haha no. I made sure to get paypald. I had so many people try to the cashier's check scam.

By shipping store i assume you mean fedex kinkos? I don't really know of any other ones, i didn't know they'd pack up a bike for you...
 

mobius

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Jan 25, 2003
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I believe the plan is to split it with the frame and some parts in one, wheels, fork, cranks, seatpost in the other. USPS is my main choice and what i think i'll go with. Appreciate the feedback!
 

Ciaran

Fear my banana
Apr 5, 2004
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The search function is your friend. But I can tell you that I shipped a Yeti DH9 frame and wheels to England using the US postal service without issue.
 

mobius

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I love how everyone says the search function is your friend, yet when you search shipping bikes nothing comes up... Thanks though.
 
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I have shipped many bikes to the UK using UPS and it has worked great. However I always break the bike down into as small as possible pieces and also install long pieces of threaded bar with bolts and washers in between the forks and rear dropouts.
 

Ciaran

Fear my banana
Apr 5, 2004
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I love how everyone says the search function is your friend, yet when you search shipping bikes nothing comes up... Thanks though.
Maybe your search-foo sucks. The reason I even mentioned it was that this question was asked and answered like two weeks ago.

Currently I am getting errors when searching so I can't test it. But I mentioned the search thing because it would have provided you with the answers you seek, not because I think you shouldn't post a thread.
 

Wumpus

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