insomnia Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 I want to buy a bike in england and wanted to ask whats the price of sending a full bike (splittet to parts...) to germany. The prices i get are like 80-120pounds. I cant imagin that there is no cheaper way. It would be like 15 pounds from germany to england.... Any Suggestions? Especially the tartybikes crew? Cheers Elias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Ive been quoted about £20-25 to post a frame and forks. Whoever you're buying off needs to get it boxed and weighed to get an accurate estimate then use somewhere like parcelmonkey.co.uk or parcel2go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Can't see you posting to Germany for £20-£25, I would expect around a £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Check some brokers, there's bound to be some in the UK. 100 quid seems mad, a broker should sort DPD/GLS out for around 20. Those are the cheapest carriers for the EU. It's all about the size of the box. Disassembling the bike as much as possible to keep the box size down helps. If you're packing it into a 140cm box and just removing the front wheel + handlebars then that shipping quote seems about right. Keeping it under 120 will help a lot and it's best to find a box which is just frame length (105cm). A 105 x 65 x 30 box should ship as a standard, not oversized parcel and will be big enough for a 26" bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 It's me posting. I can't find anything anywhere near 20 quid I struggle to get that posting to someone in England! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 What are the dimensions of the box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Cheapest I ever managed to send a full bike within the UK (fully insured value etc) was £13 European I don't think I ever paid over £30, and I'm fairly sure it was less than that. Are you actually shopping around? Pack everything up as small as possible and get some quotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsbikingnunn Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 look on parcel2go, i sent a zoo mod frame to spain for £10 by using them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Frame, forks and a hub to Portugal in a box 119 x 30something x 40something total weight under 6kg just cost me £26.68 including a couple of quid for extra compo to £100 and a confirmation text message via UPS. That was through Parcel2go though I'm sure there's a couple of specific websites for European parcels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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