Taking my bike.

[gra001]

Guys......going to Oz for 6 months and want to take my bike. Slightly concerned, £4k's worth so need to be careful, advice on best way please....thanks.

[fifi69]

Assuming im not being lady daft here, you are on about a push bike. Well if so OH took his over with the rest of our stuff with seven seas move cube. Bikes are expensive to insure we had to sign a waiver on his bike because so many have not being or not arriving as they should.

[gra001]

 

Assuming im not being lady daft here, you are on about a push bike. Well if so OH took his over with the rest of our stuff with seven seas move cube. Bikes are expensive to insure we had to sign a waiver on his bike because so many have not being or not arriving as they should.

Yep Fifi, push bike and that's my concern.................it doesn't arrive as it should.

[benguin]

Hi!

 

Arrived in Melbourne 10 day ago, and flew with one of my bikes (the others will come in the container): I was concerned too (as the bike is worth about the same as yours), but got a Bikebox Alan, and this has been brilliant. Well worth the expense, especially when you consider a return trip! Make sure the bike is clean too (wheels, tyres, drivetrain...), although they actually didn't check mine!

 

ben

[gra001]

Thanks for that, just had a look and, although expensive, appears to protect the bike well and has wheels to aid transport. Ben, I'm assuming yours went with normal luggage rather than hand luggage?

[Tickled Pink]

Haha! would love to see you try and take it hand luggage! ....

 

Sorry, I'll be serious now. A bike box would be a very safe method of transporting, a good quality bike bag is a decent cheaper alternative. I've flown with my bike several times now, and it has always made it safely. Make sure you also bubble wrap your frame if you can, and I tend to put some extra padding around the cassette area.