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Shipping bikes (Moab tips)

mykel

closer to Periwinkle
Apr 19, 2013
5,108
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sw ontario canada
Damn.

Just looked at what it will cost to get my partial build from RedBarn in Montanna home to me in Canukistan.

If I put in that I bought it at a price of 5k US$ then they will ship it for the low low price of 10, 862.95.
If I put in that I bought it for 500 US$, then the price is 1277.95.
If I put in that it is a move/relocation or an event then the price is 312.95

Seriously WTF?
 
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Sorgie

Monkey
May 20, 2005
263
77
Rochester
Damn.

Just looked at what it will cost to get my partial build from RedBarn in Montanna home to me in Canukistan.

If I put in that I bought it at a price of 5k US$ then they will ship it for the low low price of 10, 862.95.
If I put in that I bought it for 500 US$, then the price is 1277.95.
If I put in that it is a move/relocation or an event then the price is 312.95

Seriously WTF?
Holy hell, who are you shipping with? I just sent a frame and parts from NY to WA and it was $110, which I thought was crazy. That was UPS and FedEx rate. USPS was double that. Apparently even though it only weighed 17 lbs the " minimum" weight for a standard size bike box is 48 lbs to ship. Is it the insurance driving the cost? I bumped mine up to $1,000 and it was only $10 more.
 

mykel

closer to Periwinkle
Apr 19, 2013
5,108
3,822
sw ontario canada
Bikeflights from Hamilton Montana to Tillsonburg Ontario.

<edit> I even ran the numbers 3 times, cause I just could not believe what I was seeing, figured I screwed the pooch somewhere, but they all came out the same....
 
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Tantrum Cycles

Turbo Monkey
Jun 29, 2016
1,143
503
Bikeflights from Hamilton Montana to Tillsonburg Ontario.

<edit> I even ran the numbers 3 times, cause I just could not believe what I was seeing, figured I screwed the pooch somewhere, but they all came out the same....
What the hell?? I've shipped frames to Canadia (from Indiana) with bike flights for about $150.

maybe their deal with fedex is changing. But still. I shipped a complete bike from Germany to the US with DHL for $600