Balikbayan box

[Dedworth]

Best bet IMO would be to get hold of a bike box from somewhere like Halfords and ship it in that. The volume of that would be pretty small so the cost would be reasonable.

Food for thought.

The £75 I quoted was based on a Halfords 71cm x 144cm x 25cm box. One should also consider whether these boxes are man enough to protect a bike when it is containerised with dozens of 80kg BB boxes. Halfords bikes are the only items shipped in their containers

[Terpe]

The £75 I quoted was based on a Halfords 71cm x 144cm x 25cm box. One should also consider whether these boxes are man enough to protect a bike when it is containerised with dozens of 80kg BB boxes. Halfords bikes are the only items shipped in their containers

Slipping some thin plywood or thin MDF inside the box helps.
Trouble is that plywood can be expensive these days. MDF is not so expensive.

[DarylTooth]

We use Belwood 01780756476 based near Peterborough and Leeds but do collections all over from Scotland to Cornwall. All companies wait until the 40' container is full before sending. Nothing moves in the container having seen them packed. I would check but as far as I am concerned the weight of your box does not matter. A lot of the boxes I have seen are stuffed until they can hardly be closed and weigh a ton. Belwood will supply boxes which they charge for, but as long as you ship by them will deduct from the final bill I think. Again check with Belinda.

[Michael Parnham]

We use Belwood 01780756476 based near Peterborough and Leeds but do collections all over from Scotland to Cornwall. All companies wait until the 40' container is full before sending. Nothing moves in the container having seen them packed. I would check but as far as I am concerned the weight of your box does not matter. A lot of the boxes I have seen are stuffed until they can hardly be closed and weigh a ton. Belwood will supply boxes which they charge for but as long as you ship by them will deduct from the final bill I think. Again check with Belinda.

Used Belwood for many years, one of their first customers, never had a problem. Use LBC now. Much cheaper!