Art's suggestion is a good one. I have also had several frames shipped in this fashion with no mishaps. If you still want it sent from Canberra to Melbourne look into "Bus Freight." It's the Ozzy equivalent of Greyhound, and they carry a lot of freight. The bus company provides very nice, sturdy shipping boxes for bicycles. It means a trip to the bus depot on both ends, though... they don't pick up!
Dave Ross Portola Valley, CA
Art Link wrote:
I have had 8 frames shipped to the US from Oz via "low priority airmail" about $80Us.Quick and no prob. If you can wait 12-16 weeks use boatmail for $60 US. Most were packed in cut down bike boxes,one swathed only in gobs of bubble wrap and clear tape. Art Link,San Antonio,TX
Scott Minneman <minneman@onomy.com> wrote: From: "Scott Minneman" <minneman@onomy.com> To: "'Classic Rendezvous'" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:23:50 -0800 Subject: [CR]shipping frames in australia
I recently bought an on-topic frame from somebody in Australia, and need to get it from Canberra to outside Melborne (where a friend of mine will bring it stateside next time he flies over). I've been told by the seller that bike frames are too big for Australia Post, and that there's no equivalent of UPS or FedEx.
Can somebody who's familiar with shipping things around down under please advise me on who/what to point the seller to? Will the "Couriers Please" method work, even when Canberra isn't one of their home cities? What are the names of other plausible options?
Somebody must know this off the top of their head, and can save the seller some time and frustration in trying to figure it out.
Thanks much.
Scott Minneman
San Francisco, CA