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shipping bike from Europe?
Does anyone have experience shipping a bike from Europe to the USA? DHL and
UPS want a small forturne, about $600. Is there a better way? I'd like the bike to arrive within about two weeks of shipping it. Thanks |
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shipping bike from Europe?
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:24:54 -0700, Bruce Culbertson wrote:
Does anyone have experience shipping a bike from Europe to the USA? DHL and UPS want a small forturne, about $600. Is there a better way? I'd like the bike to arrive within about two weeks of shipping it. Thanks Find someone who is going to be traveling back from there and bring it in as theirs and pay the import duty. It will need to be someone who is traveling on an airline that isn't gonna skin them for the excess baggage. I can think of no other way if you want it that quick. There are freight consolidators but they generally only deal with ocean container freight. While the boat could make it that quick, the logistics at either end add more time than the crossing. |
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shipping bike from Europe?
Does anyone have experience shipping a bike from Europe to the USA? DHL
and UPS want a small forturne, about $600. Is there a better way? I'd like the bike to arrive within about two weeks of shipping it. Not anymore. The days of reasonable-cost bike shipping are long gone. Even the airlines are now charging, in most cases, for carrying bikes... typically in the $150 price range for International these days, although I hear that AirFrance may charge even more. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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shipping bike from Europe?
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
Does anyone have experience shipping a bike from Europe to the USA? DHL and UPS want a small forturne, about $600. Is there a better way? I'd like the bike to arrive within about two weeks of shipping it. Not anymore. The days of reasonable-cost bike shipping are long gone. Even the airlines are now charging, in most cases, for carrying bikes... typically in the $150 price range for International these days, although I hear that AirFrance may charge even more. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com British Airways still allows one piece of sporting equipment in addition to your checked baggage allowance at no charge, and bicycles are listed as sporting equipment. I'm hopoing the rules sty that way for another year, I've got a big trip planned next May. mark |
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