Parcel service options for shipping a bike
Channel: RenegAIDdotORG
Date: 15/07/2012

Now that you have decided to ship your bike to a disaster relief hub so that your bike can be used by people in desperate need, you have a few options to consider for less-than-truck-load (LTL) shipping. Your bike should be packed in a bike box, as described in our video called "how to take a bike apart and box it for shipping".  

To begin with, you have several options for shipping your bike across the country to a disaster relief hub address: these include Greyhound, FedEx, UPS and USPS Parcel Post. 

For all of these options the shipping costs depend on: distance, longest dimension, and weight of the package. You can expect it to cost somewhere between 50 to 120 dollars depending on these factors.

For more details about how to ship your bike contact your local branch of a shipping company or visit renegaid.org to see a comparative spreadsheet of the different options.