Get Your Bicycle Delivered to You
When you need to ship a bicycle, you’re generally stuck using pricy national transport companies that specialize in shipping packages – not bikes. By shipping a bike with uShip, you will have access to an extensive network of bicycle transporters who will compete for your business, saving you money. You’ll be able to review transporters and select the best one for you based on reviews, availability, and pricing.
Remember, packing and preparing your bike for transport is your responsibility, so do it carefully. Options range from cardboard boxes, which are affordable but don’t offer much protection; to specialized travel cases, which are expensive but very secure. Depending on the type of transport you select, your bike may be wrapped in blankets an secured to the truck bed or trailer wall. If you’re not sure what level of service you’ll be getting with a particular quote, be sure to ask the transporter to specify details and answer any questions you have.
How to Ship a Bicycle
Ship your bicycle in just three easy steps!
1 | Create Your Shipment Listing
First, you’ll want to consider your timeframe and the pick up and delivery locations. Make sure you’re ready with your bike’s dimensions and weight, as well as information about how it will be packaged during transport. Be as detailed a possible during this step to ensure you get accurate shipping quotes.
How to Ship a Bicycle
Ship your bicycle in just three easy steps!
1 | Create Your Shipment Listing
First, you’ll want to consider your timeframe and the pick up and delivery locations. Make sure you’re ready with your bike’s dimensions and weight, as well as information about how it will be packaged during transport. Be as detailed a possible during this step to ensure you get accurate shipping quotes.
2 | Choose the Best Bicycle Shipping Company
Once your bicycle shipment listing is completed, you’ll start receiving quotes from bicycle transport companies as they compete for your business. As the quotes come through, you can ask questions and talk directly to the service provider. This will give you a good idea of their response time, experience, and professionalism.
Every service provider has their own profile with their transportation history, customer-rated feedback and safety records for your review. Check to see how many bicycle transportations they have completed similar to yours and the feedback left from their previous customers. Review these profiles, talk to the bicycle shipping companies, and take the quote into consideration to feel confident you are choosing the best bicycle transport at the best rate.
2 | Choose the Best Bicycle Shipping Company
Once your bicycle shipment listing is completed, you’ll start receiving quotes from bicycle transport companies as they compete for your business. As the quotes come through, you can ask questions and talk directly to the service provider. This will give you a good idea of their response time, experience, and professionalism.
Every service provider has their own profile with their transportation history, customer-rated feedback and safety records for your review. Check to see how many bicycle transportations they have completed similar to yours and the feedback left from their previous customers. Review these profiles, talk to the bicycle shipping companies, and take the quote into consideration to feel confident you are choosing the best bicycle transport at the best rate.
3 | Bicycle Shipping & Delivery
After you have selected your bicycle transport service, contact them with any additional details, questions or concerns you may have about your shipment. Share any third party contact information that could make the shipment run smoothly. Work with your transporter on a good pick-up and delivery location for your bicycle. If you run into any issues, let us knowlet us know. We’re here to help before, during and after your bicycle delivery.
3 | Bicycle Shipping & Delivery
After you have selected your bicycle transport service, contact them with any additional details, questions or concerns you may have about your shipment. Share any third party contact information that could make the shipment run smoothly. Work with your transporter on a good pick-up and delivery location for your bicycle. If you run into any issues, let us knowlet us know. We’re here to help before, during and after your bicycle delivery.
How Much Does it Cost to Ship a Bike?
The average cost for bike shipping depends on the distance. It costs $1.92 per mile to transport a bicycle less than 100 miles, but costs $0.28 per mile to transport a bike less than 1000 miles.
Visit our cost to ship pages for an inside look at the uShip bike shipping process. There you’ll be able to see shipments completed through the uShip marketplace, and get a better idea of how much your transport may cost. No matter what you’re shipping, being familiar with the whole process is key to getting a great experience.
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