SEND BIKE TO USA .....via parcelforce

hosiescott
hosiescott Posts: 77
edited November 2009 in Workshop
has anyone done this?. in a standard bikebox. bike weighs about 27lbs + 3-4 for the box i guess. going to america. wondering how much it'll be. over £100 i'd guess....

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  • Wooliferkins
    Wooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    Lots more. Your box will go into volumetric pricing which is v expensive.
    Neil
    Help I'm Being Oppressed
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I would send it DHL - to many horror stories about people sending Parcel Force if it ends up in the hands of USPS. You need to know the size of the box you're sending it in and use the volumetric calculator on various websites to find out the best price. For instance, a pair of wheels or a frame to the US is about £70 - a bike probably double. I'd get creative in terms of your packaging skills to get it as small as possible without compromising the protection to the contents. - plenty of pipe-lagging and cable ties to secure it together
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,414
    if you know which airline you are going with, check their website for cycle carriage options

    i've sent electronic equipment via dhl in big tough flight cases and had it arrive damaged, once even the flight case was smashed, this isn't just a dhl issue, had stuff damaged with other carriers too

    it is hard to believe, but for non-standard baggage i think airline service is probably much safer!

    if it is a short trip you might be able to hire a case, otherwise it is probably £200-300 for a decent one, a bit pricey if you won't use it often although you could always sell it after
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Personally, I wouldn't send anything by Parcelfarce :evil:
    Once bitten, twice shy.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • cheehee
    cheehee Posts: 427
    daviesee wrote:
    Personally, I wouldn't send anything by Parcelfarce :evil:
    Once bitten, twice shy.

    Agreed, Parcelfarce lick the sweat from Satans balls :twisted:
  • Wooliferkins
    Wooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    We have incoming and out going via Parcel Force almost everyday without any problem.
    Neil
    Help I'm Being Oppressed
  • gundersen
    gundersen Posts: 586
    well parcel force came to my address one day with a parcel.
    I wasn't home - so they left again.

    One week later I complained to the person who should have send me a parcel
    They had sent it
    They tracked it down.
    It was at a post office a couple of km from my place.

    apparently I am supposed to guess that I have a parcel and then I am supposed to guess where it is.

    because they did not leave a note saying that they had tried to deliver a parcel.
    I asked the bloke at the post office and he said it was common that they couldn't be bothered to leave a note

    ??????????????????

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