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Title: Shipping from the states?
Post by: Mdbh on February 03, 2013, 09:39 AM
Anyone on here ever shipped a complete bike? I'm told I can't as the box is too big? Also anyone on here do business in America? And have much stuff shipped like a container or somthing big I could chuck it in??
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: CD17 on February 03, 2013, 10:37 AM
Yes I shipped my Big Daddy a few months ago, cost about £100 & those things are heavy  :shocked:
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: Mdbh on February 03, 2013, 10:52 AM
Yeh but I'm told its hard to ship  from the states?
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: dubber on February 03, 2013, 10:59 AM
what about getting in touch with FREESTYLE MASTER?
read this, may be able to sort something out, seems a top bloke.
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=157525.0
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: GavinDavis on February 03, 2013, 11:07 AM
Why dont you offer to buy the frame, forks, bars, cranks etc and just leave the wheels out.....would make it smaller for them to pack  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: kalex on February 03, 2013, 11:53 AM
I thought it was shipping to Oz that caused problems with box size's as they have strict max dimensions.

Didn't know of any problems from USA to UK
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: hotdog on February 03, 2013, 12:15 PM
I had a 24" cruiser complete bike shipped from NY to the UK about 2 years ago,USPS express int'l signed for,for $190 tracked all the way.
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: CD17 on February 03, 2013, 12:20 PM
Yeh but I'm told its hard to ship  from the states?


I had this.......

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b366/claire169/IMG_0184.jpg)

Shipped about 8 years ago & this

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b366/claire169/c7fd_2.jpg)

Maybe 6 years ago without any problems, I may have had some other complete's shipped but I can't remember
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: GavinDavis on February 03, 2013, 12:23 PM
Doesnt seem to be a problem then for a complete.  Maybe its the seller that really doesnt want to send it over the water? Or doesnt know how to take it apart lol
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: pkripster on February 03, 2013, 12:34 PM
There's size limits on box should be able to fit whole bike except wheels usually
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: WINI on February 03, 2013, 12:58 PM
As I said last night Olly, even colored tuffs wouldn't ship a complete to me because the price was ridiculous.  They had no probs with a F&F but said they had stopped shipping completes  :'(
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: Jaan on February 03, 2013, 01:30 PM
I've had 6 or 7 completes sent in the past 12 months without any issues however they have all sent them in 2 boxes, the most I've ever spent is $110 in shipping.  The downside is you have to pay 2 handling fees at this end...
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: kungfunky on February 03, 2013, 02:52 PM
It's the yanks being lazy and not wanting to ship stuff over here, I've had around 20 completes shipped over and never had a problem.
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: midschooljon on February 03, 2013, 03:07 PM
As of Jan 1 this year the US post office has implemented a bunch of new shipping rates and standards. Last year I bought a few sets of bars from the US. Normally cost me about $18-$20 to get them posted to me priority. Just bought a set last week and was quoted $37!!! Nearly fell off my chair so got a quote myself and the cheapest I could find given the dimensions was $31.00.

Apparently FedEx is now cheaper then US postal if you are shipping things like F+F, completes etc so you may want to get them to quote.
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: Mdbh on February 03, 2013, 06:24 PM
what about getting in touch with FREESTYLE MASTER?
read this, may be able to sort something out, seems a top bloke.
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=157525.0
He is my contact
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: Mdbh on February 03, 2013, 09:42 PM
All sorted!;)
Title: Re: Shipping from the states?
Post by: BADDH on February 03, 2013, 10:05 PM
I ve done my homework on this .....I ve had too   :LolLolLolLol:
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