sending frame and fork to Australia????

sevenofeleven

Does anyone know what is the best and cheapest way to send a frame and fork to OZ? the Royal mail website is not to helpful! thanks

top_bhoy

sevenofeleven wrote:

Does anyone know what is the best and cheapest way to send a frame and fork to OZ? the Royal mail website is not to helpful! thanks

Try here at Parcelforce.

http://www.pfwwsg.royalmail.com/portal/ ... ricingcalc

I have been looking at this for a week or two and with couriers, the best I have found - for a complete bike box, is about £240. The problem with all these couriers is that although the bike may only weigh a maximum of say 10Kg, the volumetric weightof the box is perhaps 22Kg and the cost soars considerably. I'm sure frame and forks can be made considerably smaller!!

If you want one or two of the other couriers I asked for a quote let me know and I will dig them out.

I didn't bring much with me and I've now decided to strip the entire bike down and fit it into my suitcasefor the flight back to Oz - clothes can go as hand luggage Was considering excess baggage but not at £39 a kilo x2 as I have a stopover

Monty Dog

Sending a bike or frame by air means that the cost is based on volume, not weight - so you need to try and pack it safely in the smallest box you can - suggest you try and find the smallest box you can, remove the forks and use plenty of bubble wrap. Once you have the box size, do an online search to find who is the cheapest. You could try shipping by sea - but you wanted it to get there this year?

sevenofeleven

thanks! i only need to send a frame and fork i will try parcelforce first and custom make a box to fit!

rafletcher

The cheapest way will be by surface freight - a ship - as opposed to a plane, the latter being what most courier services will use, and probably also PF. Unfortunatley I can't point you in the direction of someone who can provide surface transport.