How to ship a e bike

[rod9301]

I need to ship 2e bikes from France to usa.
Any recommendations?

 

[B1rdie]

Are you travelling with the bikes?

 

[BIG-DUKE-6]

I need to ship 2e bikes from France to usa.
Any recommendations?

Not sure the airlines will accept the batteries. Might want to look into that. Good luck.

 

[steve_sordy]

You might literally have to "ship" the bike. Those bikes and batteries have to get here somehow from Taiwan and they won't use aeroplanes.

 

[Hardtail]

I need to ship 2e bikes from France to usa.
Any recommendations?

I did this from UK to Australia…
I sold the battery in the UK and walked into a shop and purchased a new one in Australia then took the bike with me on the plane.
It was basically a 1:1 exchange, I wouldn’t bother transporting the battery.

 

[Hardtail]

A lot of airlines allow 1 extra, oversized, sports item per person, just need to read the fine print.

 

[steve_sordy]

They also require all Lithium-ion batteries be to be in your hand luggage, where they will be X-rayed at security and probably be tossed in the bin*. I do accept that airport security varies across the world and what you might get away with at one airport in one country, you will not elsewhere.

They took my £7 pain-killing gel from me and tossed that, just think how gleeful they will be at tossing a £600 battery!

 

[rod9301]

Are you travelling with the bikes?

Either way

 

[BigMark]

I just did it from Newark New Jersey to Paris 5 months ago, had my LBS box them up and carried on the batteries (3 for 2 bikes) The airline included the bikes in the very expensive ticket price, and informed me the batteries were okay carry on. Security in the USA did stop me though, was sketch for a minute,

La Compagnie - New York, Paris

 

[B1rdie]

Either way

OK, I was going to say that you cannot take the batteries, but @BigMark just told a different story. It is a surprise for me that they let someone board a plane carrying not just one, but three ebike batteries!!!
You should look after the "special luggage" instructions of the airline you choose. I know airfrance is bike friendly, some other airlines are not. They may have fees for the excess dimension and also for excess weight, some companies do not charge extra if you pack the bike within the 23 kilos weight, they just require that you advise in advance that you are going to ship a bike.
When I brought my ebike to Brazil, from Nantes, I managed to send the battery via french post, I had it packed on the original box, and at the post office there where two ladies, a trainee and her supervisor, though the supervisor said "no way", the trainee searched the book and told it would be possible since it was on the original box.
Good luck, and please give feedback about how your travel succeeded.

 

[skinipenem]

Subscribed to find out if you shipped the bike and the least expensive way to do so. I am trying to buy a bike from Europe and have it sent to the US. The company does not ship outside of EU.

 

[rod9301]

I'm taking the bike on my flight, minus the battery, which i just sold.