Author Topic: how much should you pay to ship a cruiser from the states? (Read 1588 times)

login_user · « **Reply #25 on:** November 15, 2007, 11:46 AM »

I paid $75 for a complete cruiser minus the wheels and chain.

theRuler · « **Reply #26 on:** November 15, 2007, 11:52 AM »

Quote from: J.T. RACING on November 13, 2007, 10:31 PM

50KG

is it a grifter cruiser? in an oak box?

lol

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #27 on:** November 15, 2007, 12:36 PM »

Quote from: Moose on November 15, 2007, 08:32 AM

Whatever happens, that box surely can't be 50kg (that's nearly 8 stone)

thats what i thought.....

Frosty · « **Reply #28 on:** November 15, 2007, 12:51 PM »

Am I missing something here, the quote that was posted earlier from the seller says 50lbs not KG's

jT Racing · « **Reply #29 on:** November 15, 2007, 06:04 PM »

50lbs is roughly 22.5 kg and sounds reasonable for a weighty complete cruiser plus box. the price however is overboard for the weight.

Frosty · « **Reply #30 on:** November 16, 2007, 10:22 AM »

Price is probably right for one of the courier companies, but I always use USPS far cheaper and (touch wood

) have been 100% reliable so far

Moose · « **Reply #31 on:** November 16, 2007, 07:22 PM »

Quote from: Frosty on November 15, 2007, 12:51 PM

Am I missing something here, the quote that was posted earlier from the seller says 50lbs not KG's

Phil must have used his 'special powers' as that definately said 50kg's first time around

MartyC · « **Reply #32 on:** November 16, 2007, 07:53 PM »

Here's a suggestion, get a flight to the US, take a bike in a bike box with you. Pick up the new bike, dump the one you took; place new bike in bike box, come home and be happy

ORANGEZIPPY · « **Reply #33 on:** November 16, 2007, 10:42 PM »

i've had a similar problem,

i've got a bike finally on its way from Utah which is the other side of the US, it originally got sent for $120 air mail, but returned

usps then wanted $400 to do it by air, as it was repackaged into 1 big box,

trick is to split in into 2 boxs which actually make it much cheaper, rather than the 1 box

mine was so much hassle , have paid for it to be shipped to one of my works US offices, for it to be forwarded onto me, hopefully for less than the $400,

i'm nearly done with oversea's shipping as had so much hassle and keep losing stuff, gonna stick to the UK, and thats even taking the great exchange rate into consideration.