The bespoke mirror packaging they created for us reduced material cost and packing time giving us much greater efficiency in a high-volume product range! By understanding the different types, benefits, and best practices, you can ensure your bike travels securely and arrives in excellent condition. Each box comes with clear instructions and advice on how to pack your bike effectively, providing peace of mind and ensuring your bike arrives at its destination in the same condition you packed it. There are some premium bike boxes, that are built with lightweight technology that weigh around 12kg.

PRO TIP: Before removing your seat post from the frame, mark your seat height with masking or electrical tape (you could do this with a marker as well, if you don't mind the mark on your post). Still, even with the most conscientious airside staff, transporting your bike in the hold of a plane can be a risky business. We were having very little luck finding a suitable packaging supplier for our premium radiators until we contacted Lesters. We could have got storage closer to us but we stayed with clear storage because they understood our complete needs.

Superior Protection for Your Bicycle: Discover the ideal solution for transporting and storing your bicycle with the TELECAJAS cardboard box.

At any time you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes by contacting us. Some premium models are very well organized with dedicated spaces for all of your equipment, that can be inspected by customs staff without having to remove anything. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .When you are tightening the zip ties, make sure they are tight enough that the parts are secure, but not so tight that they will be hard to cut. Place the front wheel on the opposite side of the bike from the handlebars and carefully feed the crank through the spokes of the front wheel. The downside of the cardboard box though is that it is unstable and in the event of mishandling by airport ground handling staff, it is likely to get seriously damaged, which leaves little to no protection to your bike.

We have recently invested in specialist big box machinery to produce bike boxes with enhanced quality and efficiency. Having recently ‘converted’ my bike box in a similar fashion I would suggest this product relies on the integrity of the box itself. Before packaging, you may have to remove wheels, pedals and saddle and position the handlebars diagonally.A fan of sleeping wild long before bikepacking made it fashionable, he’s convinced that traffic levels and human happiness are negatively correlated. In 2012 utilizing KLM’s free bike ship policy (counts as first checked bag) I boxed up the Jamis Dakota 29 into a standard cardboard box, rented a car (on the company’s dime) drove to Los Angeles (KLM doesn’t fly out of San Diego). We strive for positive feedback as well as five star ratings, harmonious relations and even some friendships and we would be extremely grateful to you if you leave us positive feedback. For our purposes, we will describe how to pack and ship a bike using a cardboard bike box but many of these tips are used for packing in hard and soft cases as well. If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag.

They are available in a range of sizes and double-wall board grades from entry level to export, and can be produced to meet your exact needs. ACCOMMODATES MOST BIKE TYPES - Including hybrid bikes, trekking bikes, road bikes and mountain bikes. A bike box provides the highest level of protection, preventing the contents to be harmed by knocks, shocks and punctures.

Update NRW has just sent us this revised version of their original statement: We know our visitor centres are a much-loved resource among locals and visitors from further afield and. That makes lifting, throwing and dropping your bike case super easy, provided your case has a flat surface. The closest I’ve gotten to my standardized ideal is holding onto my first bike box and reusing it for the flight back six months later, but that’s pretty much the limit since it gets too dinged up with successive flights. The first question you should ask yourself is which level of protection is required to protect your precious bike from being damaged in transit?