{"id":1096,"date":"2019-10-16T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.3dbinpacking.com\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2019-10-03T17:15:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T15:15:38","slug":"how-to-pack-and-send-a-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.3dbinpacking.com\/en\/how-to-pack-and-send-a-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"How to pack and send a bike?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have a folding bike, there is no problem. A folding bike, so common in Poland in the 1970s, folds down easily into a small package in just about a minute. The next few minutes you have to spend on covering the protruding elements with bubble wrap and placing the bike into a cardboard box sized approximately 90 x 60 x 40 cm. Then you have to seal the box with packing tape and that’s it. Bikes that cannot be folded down, i.e. having a one-piece frame, are slightly more difficult to pack. Learn a few simple rules that will allow you to pack every single bike in such a way that it can get to the recipient without any damage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although when you pack a bike for shipment for the first time it may seem to you a little bit complicated, shipping bikes is now one of the standard courier services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bike box and it’s done<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The simplest and safest form of packaging for a bicycle is a special box made of durable plastics. It resembles a big suitcase sized approximately 140 x 40 x 100 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole bike, after the wheels, saddle and handlebars are detached and placed separately, may be put into the box. There is a fastening system that prevents the contents from moving and makes the usage of fillers redundant. The box may also be accompanied by a special cover. The whole bike is perfectly protected, packing is so quick, and moving the box is very convenient and requires no more effort than moving around with a suitcase on wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where is the catch? Of course, it is the price – a special box for transporting bicycles costs as much as a good bike at the supermarket. If you are not the lucky owner of a premium bike, for example S-Works or Cannondale, you may keep on reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Packing limited by size<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before you start to resolve the dilemma of which option to choose \u2013 putting a bike into a cardboard box or wrapping it like a mummy (protecting all elements with bubble wrap and stretch foil) \u2013 check the dimensions of the standard package with your courier. If you comply with a courier’s standard sizes (“How much does a ton of styrofoam weigh?…”<\/em><\/a>), you will avoid additional charges for exceeding the limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, the sum of the three dimensions (length x height x width) amounts to approximately 300 cm. However, as the proportions may vary, you should check the details on the courier’s website. Knowing the limits of the dimensions to be fitted in, you should measure the bike to be shipped. You should add 10-15 cm to each of your measurements for space for the fillers and the thickness of the cardboard box itself (if you choose to pack the bike in a cardboard box).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many cases, it will turn out that the partial disassembly of the bike is necessary to comply with a courier’s standard parcel size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should you remove everything which you can?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Definitely not. It makes no sense to dismantle the items which do not affect the dimensions of the package, or which, when removed from the bike, do not increase the safety of transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elements that can be dismantled and are worth dismantling:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n