Cost of transporting bikes overseas

bs147

Hi,

Just interested to hear what sort of amount people would be prepared to pay to have their bike (s) transported down to the Alps/Pyrenees/Dolomites, etc in a van rather than struggle through airports/train stations, etc.

Any feedback as to whether or not this appeals at any price would be appreciated!

Thanks.

I am the god of hell fire

Its a nice idea as I always get nervous flying with a bike

Not having given it much thought I suppose Id happily pay whatever the airline charge me plus a bit extra
Not sure what the 'bit' would be though

Also would have to be convenient
You would need to collect or offer a convenient central drop point at each end of the journey
If youre a 1 man/woman outfit this is presumably where you would struggle

I cant see it working for me personally but good luck!

Peak Times

bs147 wrote:

Hi,

Just interested to hear what sort of amount people would be prepared to pay to have their bike (s) transported down to the Alps/Pyrenees/Dolomites, etc in a van rather than struggle through airports/train stations, etc.

Any feedback as to whether or not this appeals at any price would be appreciated!

Thanks.

There is a coach based company called European Bike Express who run a service from the UK down to the Pyrenees and other destinations. I have not tried it but I believe they use coaches with a large trailer for the bikes and are not too expensive.

joshvoulters

I think the key factor is how long you'll be without your bike for.

For this year's etape, I was going to send my bike through Sports Tours International- it was £90, which seemed about right. However, the latest drop off for the bike was about 10 days before the event- which is crazy, considering:

1) you want to be training right up to the event (or as close as possible)
2) it takes a maximum of 2 days to drive to Albertville from England

I cancelled, and am taking the bike on the flight instead- £40 surcharge each way.

I think La Fuga do a ground transport for the etapes which has more sensible drop off and pick up dates- although it's more expensive.