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08-26-2010, 06:19 PM | #1 |
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Bike shippers?
Anyone have any experience with cross-country bike shippers? Like haulbikes.com? Looks like they would charge $400-600 depending on distance. Is there anything better?
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08-26-2010, 10:41 PM | #2 | |
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The Canadian dude that bought my CBARRR did something like this. Some weird dude from Miami in a old beater van showed up at my house and took the bike. I guess it made it to Canada fine because I never heard from the Canadian dude again. I couldn't of done that. If it's not within my travel bubble, I wouldn't buy it. Fly and ride or rent a car one way.
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08-27-2010, 02:19 AM | #3 |
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Just put a Fedex box around it and drop it off at a FedEx location.
You can thank me later.
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08-27-2010, 02:36 AM | #4 |
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I have used Forward Air multiple times in the past.
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08-27-2010, 08:50 AM | #5 |
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For cheapest/best service use USHIP.com... you spec out dates and prices, enclosed or open ship, ect.... take bids and check feedback. I've used 4 times, never had a problem...even shipped a Bimota that way, coast to coast for 375 bucks.............
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08-27-2010, 09:20 AM | #6 | |
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I'd take this guy's advice.
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08-27-2010, 09:26 AM | #7 | |
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I have used u-ship once, for a parts bike. Everything worked out fine but I didn't have to worry about scratches or dings. That's a ballsy move for a Bimota.
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08-27-2010, 09:52 AM | #8 |
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You gotta look at the bidders...some use open trailers (NOT) some use enclosed trailers, some enclosed trucks.... some blanket wrap for fee, some use enclosed trucks....somebody bids, you gotta tell em what your looking for as far as care and price.....Forward Air is a bidding member, (they've bid on every bike I've posted, but they are usually the highest)...but their feedback is no better than any of the other good guys.....so it just depends on what you want....
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08-27-2010, 11:32 AM | #9 |
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Hmm, interesting..........But are the bidders actually major companies whose feedback you could check up on? It is one thing for a one-man operation to claim they're going to treat the bike well, and another thing to actually do it.
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08-27-2010, 01:58 PM | #10 | |
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Feedback is from other bidders who have used them. If I have used shipper x (who may be a one man show or may be a large corp) I would report back my dealings with them. Any issues, problems, good things, advice, etc.
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