posting a bike?

joemorris86 · 15 Feb 2006 at 11:21

Soon im am going to need to post an adult size bike within the UK. Does anyone know how much that costs, or how I would go about doing it. Im guessing I cant just wheel it into the post office :rolleyes:

floatindolphin · 15 Feb 2006 at 11:25

parcel force do it.

it's about £35

joemorris86 · 15 Feb 2006 at 11:28

Ok thanks, im terrible with weight figures, do you know roughly how much a bike is in kg?

Lt. Manlove · 15 Feb 2006 at 11:29

Had a lot of similar questions just recently! Can't you just ride it to its destination and get a lift back?

7kg - 10kg?

Treefrog · 15 Feb 2006 at 11:38

Lt. Manlove said:
7kg - 10kg?

Only if it's titanium and carbon fibre! More likely to be around the 15-25Kg mark from past experience.

joemorris86 · 15 Feb 2006 at 11:52

Ok, I dont need to wrap it up do I lol? I presume I would drive it down to my local depot and It would just go into the van ?

Bill101 · 15 Feb 2006 at 11:53

see if it's not cheaper to get a return rail ticket, ride it to the station and deliver it yourself.At least the P.O, monkeys will not get a chance to lose or destroy it.

joemorris86 · 15 Feb 2006 at 12:01

I never thought about training it? I'll look into that.

"andy" · 15 Feb 2006 at 12:12

best thing to do is go to a local bike shop and ask them for a spare bike box, theyl have loads.

then just take the pedals off and maybe the handlebars too. and box it up.

i wouldnt trust royail mail with it unboxed

should be around 30 quid

aztechnology · 15 Feb 2006 at 12:17

If you do post it, I would not chance it unwrapped. I just got a bike fram of a private sale and it was bubble wrapped and boxed very securely. Getting a spare box off the local bike shop seems like a good idea...

Shifter_Hull · 15 Feb 2006 at 13:51

or maybe contact a courier firm may work out cheaper

oweneades · 15 Feb 2006 at 13:55

A courier firm would work out cheaper than royal mail. Plus the post office ghets really funny when you take things in that don't fit on the scales properly (like a MTB frame not packaged in a box).

chucky · 15 Feb 2006 at 14:37

Your gonna wanna get a box from a bike shop.

Take of the front wheel, pedals and handle bars.

Slide the front wheel along the crank, put the handle bars down along the top tube, and turn the stem around.

You should also put some buble wrap around the frame, and if possible get a spare axel to go through the front fork, so that if its dropped, the forks wont get as damagaed.