Willsey Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Ok i should be selling my bike pretty soon, and i havent sent a bike before, so how would i go about it? I will be sending it basically all the way across the country, (from kent [ME10 1QX] to aberdeen [AB32 6WB])....What would i do to send it?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 I'd take it apart and wrap cardbpard around it. Might be a better idea to send wheels, tyres and other bigish bits seperatley, but frame stem bars forks can all go together if your careful with packing tightly so things dont bounce about and scrape.I'd just make your two parcels, tapped up to the max, and bring them down to the post office and ask for them to send them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted November 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 ok thanks, will they accept it even though its that long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 sorry jake i disagree, the way i find easiet is to get a proper big bike box from halfords or something (just ask) turn the handle bars round 90 degrees and take the pedals of, put some bubble wrap in or some newspaper and then if the box is massive vut it down a bit and send the whole bike like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 I sent my bmx to pauloliver through royal mail as a complete bike. All i did was twist the stem 90 degrees to how it should be and fold the bars down. I took the peddles off too. then just stuck it in a big box stuck loads of screwed up newspaper pages/magazine sheets in there for padding and taped it shut. Carried it off to the post office and £13 was all it took to send it off and have it insured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Depending on how pedantic they are at your post office, they may not send a full bike in one big bike box, i'd imagine a full stock would be pushing it a bit.My suggestion was in an effort to cut down on size more than anything, especially as they are now charging for that aswell as weight, Also, if everything is packed nice n tightly, as I said above it eliminates the chances of anything getting damaged in transit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted November 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 ok thanks im going to try and box it up in seperate boxs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Dont get the post office to send it, pay £18 and get a courrier to pick it up.Simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewannnn Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Get a courier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Depending on how pedantic they are at your post office, they may not send a full bike in one big bike box, i'd imagine a full stock would be pushing it a bit.My suggestion was in an effort to cut down on size more than anything, especially as they are now charging for that aswell as weight, Also, if everything is packed nice n tightly, as I said above it eliminates the chances of anything getting damaged in transit.Yeah but its not a stock so he'll be fine keeping it as one piece. Don't seperate it into seperate parcels, it improves the chances of parts getting lost or you havnig to pay for each individual item, rather than just a little bit extra for the whole lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted November 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 ok thanks alot lads for the tips, just one more thing.. how much do you think it will cost to send the whole bike from near london, to aberdeen in scottland?Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Yeah but its not a stock so he'll be fine keeping it as one piece. Don't seperate it into seperate parcels, it improves the chances of parts getting lost or you havnig to pay for each individual item, rather than just a little bit extra for the whole lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerider Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 whilst on the subject, what courier's can anyone recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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