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Originally Posted by Janet Russel
I am buying a bike in Oregon and riding through to the East Coast where I want to ship it from either Boston or New York to Auckland, New Zealand. Has anybody got any tips for me. Do I need a crate, and if so any ideas where I can get one. What's best, shipping or air freight? Would appreciate any help you are able to give, thanks.
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+1 to all of pecha72's comments above.
+ it's not clear from Janet's OP, whether you want to ride Oregon->East Coast for the primary purpose of air/seafreighting bike to NZ; or you just want to ride coast-to-coast first (more power to you).
It's probably obvious that, if direct shipment to NZ is your primary goal, it'll
be cheaper/ more cost effective to do that from the Left Coast, regardless
of which sea/ airfreight provider & method you wind up using.
From the East Coast, you might try
SHIPMYBIKE.COM.
Although primarily an airfreight specialist ex-JFK, Berklay has long experience in sea & airfreight options worldwide.
Ironically/ paradoxically, don't be surprised if Berklay--or any knowledgeable
East Coast shipper--recommend that you have the bike trucked back to the
West Coast to begin a NZ shipment. It all depends on most cost-effective
combination of shipping methods and tariffs at a particular time, given your
own timeframe requirements and budget.
good luck