Bike transport services

[williaa68]

The people who are supposed to be transporting my wife's bike to the Rappenswil (Zurich) half ironman in a couple of weeks have let us down. Can anyone suggest any alternatives, please? Tks v much in advance

[whatleytom]

Why not hire a bike box and take it yourself?

[jamiebae]

It's Rapperswil by the way (pedant mode off)

Switzerland is tricky as we aren't in the EU so if you courier it customs might decide to charge VAT to the recipient. Can you not just bring it yourself? Zürich airport is great and really easy to get through so flying with a bike box shouldn't be a problem.

The course looks good, might ride the bike leg next week I think but you can keep the running and swimming bit!

[williaa68]

whatleytom said:

Why not hire a bike box and take it yourself?

Apologies for the misspelling. I know bog all about bikes but the wife doesn't fancy disassembling and then reassembling it having had a fitting not that long ago plus she wasn't coming straight here - she was going somewhere else with work first. With a bike box do you have to take both wheels off or just the front? She's really looking forward to it and has been training quite hard so will be gutted if she can't do it.

[whatleytom]

williaa68 said:

Apologies for the misspelling. I know bog all about bikes but the wife doesn't fancy disassembling and then reassembling it having had a fitting not that long ago plus she wasn't coming straight here - she was going somewhere else with work first. With a bike box do you have to take both wheels off or just the front? She's really looking forward to it and has been training quite hard so will be gutted if she can't do it.

Both wheels have to come off, and usually handlebars too. No need to change the fit, it's as simple as twiddling four small Allen bolts.

[snowdude2910]

A bit of electrical tape to mark the seat position and the same again for the handlebar angle and it should go back together exactly the same as before.