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[Closed] anyone sent a bike to Austria ?

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or have any suggestions for the cheapest insured way to do it ?


 
Posted : 05/08/2013 8:42 pm
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Australia have strict rules on no used tyres/ 'contaminated mud' on imported bikes - so no tyres or BNIB

[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/cost-sending-a-mountain-bike-to-western-australia ]http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/cost-sending-a-mountain-bike-to-western-australia[/url]

few years back - but worth a gander.


 
Posted : 05/08/2013 8:53 pm
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Note to self: Never allow Stuey to book my plane tickets.


 
Posted : 05/08/2013 8:55 pm
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Lol @ the hemispherically challenged one.

Is this a 1 way transportation or there and back?


 
Posted : 05/08/2013 9:24 pm
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Hmmmm. Where, what and why? I'm driving to Salzburg at the weekend and you cant be too far from me.....


 
Posted : 06/08/2013 12:00 am
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Ooops - <card carrying dyslexic>


 
Posted : 06/08/2013 12:05 am
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When I air freighted mine to Australia (yes I did read the title and it's probably relevant) as I was following them my home insurance covered them as in transit. Freight insurance probably won't get close to the value. Look at a freight broker or similar for a good price. (transglobal express did mine) just be prepared to mod the box size as generally they are about 5cm over on max girth.


 
Posted : 06/08/2013 12:06 am
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Ooooh I'll be in Salzburg in a couple of weeks, can you recommend anything in the area?


 
Posted : 06/08/2013 6:39 am
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Schnitzels.


 
Posted : 06/08/2013 8:24 am
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I send my Frame back to Germany (close to Austria - so figure its relavent) a month ago, i used www.bikeflights.com, who where excellent - i got an email at every transfer point and could track the frame all the way back to Nicolai, cost me £85 and that was tracked, 3-5 working days and fully insured for £2000

couple of things - the company is based in USA, so the time difference means they only reply afternoon evenining time, and once you have paid for the lables, they get emailed and can arrive next day so don't panic about the little contact

in short everything worked perfectly and they even do round trips.


 
Posted : 06/08/2013 9:13 am
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Had a flashback to dumb and dumber there Stuey 🙂


 
Posted : 06/08/2013 10:00 am
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+1 for bikeflights. Used them to ship my Krampus to Sweden. Great service.


 
Posted : 06/08/2013 3:57 pm
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thanks all . professorfaceplant and mrlugz will give them a look


 
Posted : 07/08/2013 10:54 am