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Hucksta
15th June 2008, 01:10 PM
Howdy People,

Just sold a push bike on E-bay and have to ship it to Sydney. Anyone know best way of doing this, who should I use. I've never done any shipping of things before ...... It is a mens road bike 58 cm frame ..... anyone help .....

Jason
Slunnie
15th June 2008, 01:15 PM
Does it weigh under 20kg? If it does, then Aus Post will deliver it.
350RRC
15th June 2008, 01:51 PM
Hi,

AFAIK all pushies get delivered to retailers in a long carton with the handlebars and front wheel removed. Go to a bike shop and get one of these cartons then post it like Slunnie says.

Years ago I was in Perth and bought a flash MTB. For some reason they were heaps cheaper over there than Vic where the national distributor was. Rode around the bikepaths over there and then put it in the carton and checked it in as baggage and flew back to Melb. Too easy.
abaddonxi
15th June 2008, 01:54 PM
Box from a bike shop sounds like a great idea, but bike will be too big for Australia Post's size restrictions.

Maybe busfreight (http://www.greyhoundfreight.com.au/)?

Cheers
Simon
350RRC
15th June 2008, 02:08 PM
Don't know about A Post size restrictions. Just remembered that you have to undo the pedals as well to get a bike in the box.
Slunnie
15th June 2008, 02:13 PM
Box from a bike shop sounds like a great idea, but bike will be too big for Australia Post's size restrictions.

Maybe busfreight (http://www.greyhoundfreight.com.au/)?

Cheers
Simon
I didn't realise they had that also.

Parcel Dimensions (non contract) (http://www.auspost.com.au/BCP/0,1467,CH4497%257EMO19,00.html)
Hucksta
15th June 2008, 03:35 PM
Thanks chaps,

I'll probably try and put it in the post, maybe remove the front wheel and wrap it up, take of the peddles, lower the seat and twist the bars around. :o:o

That should get me within the Aust Post dimensions hopefully. It will definately be under 20kgs depending how easy I go on the tape :D:D:D Other than that I'll give the bus freight a run ....

Cheers

Jason
LandyAndy
15th June 2008, 04:36 PM
Contact Qantas.Pretty sure it was them I saw advertising a cardboard box especially for air-freighting pushbikes.
Andrew
discomuzz
15th June 2008, 06:58 PM
There's a mob on e-bay who deliver door to door all up the East Coast.

Alladdin I think they are called. Find them under "services", "ebay deliveries" or some such in the auction categories.