It’s more expensive than a box, even if you buy the box, but you can carry a bike bag. Instead of buying a box you could buy a bike bag. You can also buy bike boxes from (if that link breaks, try searching for a ‘scatola per biciclette’). Two of the main retailers of elettrodomestici in Italy are Euronics and MediaWorld, although often you’ll find that they are in out-of-town retail parks that may not be easy to get to without a car. Some people (thanks Alex) have got in touch to say that television boxes also work well. To find a bike shop near your destination see the Find a Bike Shop page. Bike shops often have bike boxes - although bear in mind that most have limited space and will get rid of unwanted boxes pretty quickly. Many people opt to put the cardboard bike box into the recycling and then get a box for the return journey. Finding a bike box for the return journey
they have a flat rate charge of €75 but you need to provide the box. Spedire Subito use BRT Corriere Espresso (a DPD subsidiary). Bear in mind that these prices include delivering a box to you - prices are lower if you provide the box. At the time of writing the price for shipping a bike from Italy to the UK was €149 (£130) and from Italy to Germany was €114. There are probably other firms (if you know of one, please let me know). Sending a bike by courierĪnother option might be to send your bike by courier - either for both legs of your trip or for the return journey. I’d also suggest addressing the parcel with your name and then put presso and the name of the person you have contacted to arrange for the hotel to look after the parcel ( presso is the Italian equivalent of ‘care of’). If you are sending a parcel to a hotel for them to keep pending your arrival, it’s obviously a good idea to arrange it in advance. They are well-made bags, but you do need to partially disassemble your bike to get it into the bag (there’s a video on the Ground Effect site so you can see what’s involved). Many veteran cycle tourists put their bikes into big, clear plastic bag (British readers may know these as ‘CTC bags’), these will fold down small enough to go into the post.Īlternatively, there’s the Ground Effect Tardis which you can fold up and put in the post. Send your bags to your destinationĪ variant of this approach would be to send your bike bags to your final destination. In some places, You may also be able to leave your bike at luggage storage deposito (see ‘ Storing luggage’) but this is probably only an option for shorter trips. You might also be able to use which has a ‘Bike Box’ filter to search for hosts willing to store bike boxes. The simplest solution is to leave your bike bag or case at a hotel: most hotels are only too happy to store a big bag or box in return for you staying with them.
If you fly to the start of your cycle tour then one of the issues you’ll need to think about is packing your bag for transport - and then what to do with the bike bag, or bike box. Published on: 17 January 2015 | Last updated: 3 January 2020
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