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11-28-2020, 03:39 PM #1
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Shipping a tiny kid bike
Has anyone shipped a tiny child bike? I've got a 12" Cleary that is destined for my niece.
Do I need to find a really small bike box or will this thing get into a flat rate USPS package or ... ???
My brother in law is a competent wrench, though he's busy and I don't want to inflict a ton of work on him.
SLC to Oakland fwiw.
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11-28-2020, 03:44 PM #2
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LBS probably has smaller bike boxes that other tiny bikes came in. My LBS gives bike boxes away for free. Then try USPS Priority or bikeflights.com
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11-28-2020, 07:17 PM #3
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Thanks. The 12" Cleary is so itty-bitty, but I guess the LBS is a good place to start.
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11-30-2020, 08:40 AM #4
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I'm just spit balling here, but I doubt it needs to be in a bike specific box. The reason for those is to keep total dimensions down and keep the bike relatively safe. In this case, the total dimensions aren't a concern, and neither is damage since it's all so compact. See what you can get away with by only removing the wheels. That said, a regular bike box allow you do it with only removing the front wheel, then stuff with newspaper.
Definitely worth using one of the BikeFlights/ShipBikes options. As far as I can tell, they don't give a shit if it's even a bike. They're just passing on corporate shipping rates to you.However many are in a shit ton.
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12-01-2020, 07:49 PM #5
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I think the boxes they ship in are very similar size to boxes TV's come in, if that helps. Or if you have a bigger box you could trim it and use a lot of packing tape.
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12-02-2020, 10:56 AM #6
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This bike measures roughly 26" by 14" with the wheels off and is ~15lbs with a box. There is zero reason to consider a bike box of any kind, unless a shop has miniature ones for TINY kids bikes.
Get a largish amazon box (~30x20x10), take the wheels and handlebar off, wrap everything in bubble wrap and send it USPS Parcel Post or Fed Ex Ground for $30-40.
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