| Shipping Your Bike to a Wild West Cycling Adventure Tour |
Whenever you go for a day ride back home, there is always one important part of your "team"
that shares the experience with you - your bicycle! This page discusses how you can share the
lifelong riding experiences from our adventure tours with your key "partner" by shipping your
bicycle to the start of our tours. There are two main ways that guests use to ship their bikes to the
start of our tours and back. Guests either bring their bikes with them through their mode of
transportation, usually a passenger airliner, or ship them to Caesar's Cyclery, our local bike shop, via
UPS. An advantage of bringing your bike with you when you travel is that your bike will always be
with you. However, it may be somewhat cumbersome moving around the transportation terminals
with it. An advantage of shipping your bike via UPS is ease of travel. However, you must send your
bike to Caesar's Cyclery at least one week, and preferably one and a half weeks, before the start of
your adventure tour. This means that you will not be on this specific bike for around 7 to 10 days.
Looking at this positively, at least you will have given yourself a sufficient taper before the many, full
days of riding on our adventure tours! Below is more detailed information on the processes and costs
to ship your bike by the various methods.
Boxing Your Bike to Travel Along with You
If you would like to ship your bike along with you as you travel, you will most likely have to have your
bike placed into a cardboard bike box. To reduce the width of the bike box, loosen the handlebar from
the stem or the stem from the steerer tube and turn it 90 degrees. You will probably have to secure
the handlebar to the top tube either with bubble wrap, tape, or bungy cords. Also, remove the pedals
from the crank. To reduce the height of the bike box, you may lower your seat. If you do this,
remember to measure and record beforehand the linear distance from the center of the crank (where it
attaches to the bottom bracket) to the top of the saddle along the seat tube. By having this
measurement, you will be able to place your saddle at precisely its prior height. To reduce the length
of the bike box, you may remove both wheels and secure them along both sides of the bike's main
triangle. Amtrak, however, prefers that you leave both wheels within their stays. For a fee, your local
bike shop can assist you with boxing your bike for travel.
Bringing Your Bike on an Airliner
Major air carriers such as American Airlines (800-433-7300), United Airlines (800-241-6522), and
Southwest Airlines (800-435-9792) will usually accept boxed bicycles at check-in. If you require a
bike box from an airline, there may be around a $10 charge for the box. Importantly, both American
and United charges around $80 one-way to ship a bicycle on your flight, while Southwest charges
around $50 one-way. Please contact your air carrier prior to check-in to learn about their specific
policy concerning the shipment of bicycles on their flights.
Bringing Your Bike on Amtrak
Amtrak has a number of options for passengers to travel with their bikes aboard their trains. Please
click on the links in this paragraph learn more about your options aboard Amtrak, and contact Amtrak
(800-872-7245) before boarding to ensure that a particular option is available.
Bringing Your Bike on Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines allows bicycles on board as baggage as long as they are properly boxed. Please click
on the Greyhound links in this paragraph to learn more about shipping a bike aboard Greyhound.
Please note that there may be a minor, additional charge for shipping a bicycle with Greyhound.
Note: For guests that bring their bikes with them in their travels, we can assist you with tools to
reassemble and disassemble your bike prior to and at the conclusion of the tour, respectively. In fact,
if we are not overly involved with tour operations, we will perform these services for you at no
additional charge.
Shipping Your Bike via UPS
To obtain rate and time quotes for shipping your bike via UPS, please click on the UPS link
here or the UPS logo in the left column. After arriving at the UPS homepage, Select Your
Location. Then, click on the Calculate Time and Cost quick link. On the Calculate Time and Cost
form, enter the City and Zip Codes for the Ship From and Ship To locations, respectively. If you need
to determine a zip code, please use this USPS link or the USPS logo in the left column. For Shipment
Type, select Package (not Freight) and enter the approximate weight of your bike (usually 20-30 lbs.).
After making these entries, click on the Calculate Time and Cost button. On the Provide Package
Information page, select the most fitting manner in which UPS will receive your bike. Many guests
have their local bike shops disassemble and ship their bikes, so you may choose On-Call Pickup as an
approximation of this. Under Package Information - Packaging, select Your Packaging. Then, enter
the Length, Width, and Height dimensions in inches for your bike's box. I recommend 42" for the
length, 10" for the width, and 30" for the height for a medium-sized, tightly-packed bike. In the
Declared Value box, enter the value of the bike that you are shipping. Now, click on the Submit button
to obtain various rate and time quotes. UPS uses what is known as Dimensional Weight versus actual
weight for items that have a high package size-to-weight ratio, such as bicycles. Please keep in mind
that the rates shown are for one-way shipping.
Incoming bikes for our tours should be shipped to: Caesar's Cyclery, 29 San Anselmo Ave., San
Anselmo, CA 94960 (415-721-0805). For $50, Caesar's will unbox/reassemble and disassemble/rebox
your bike prior to and at the conclusion of your tour, respectively. Caesar's charges $35 for just
one-way service. If you would like to reserve your bike for Caesar's Bicycle Receiving and Shipping
Services, please click on one of the buttons below. Remember that the return shipping rates from
Caesar's back to you (or your local shop) should be around the same amountthat you had calculated
above.
that shares the experience with you - your bicycle! This page discusses how you can share the
lifelong riding experiences from our adventure tours with your key "partner" by shipping your
bicycle to the start of our tours. There are two main ways that guests use to ship their bikes to the
start of our tours and back. Guests either bring their bikes with them through their mode of
transportation, usually a passenger airliner, or ship them to Caesar's Cyclery, our local bike shop, via
UPS. An advantage of bringing your bike with you when you travel is that your bike will always be
with you. However, it may be somewhat cumbersome moving around the transportation terminals
with it. An advantage of shipping your bike via UPS is ease of travel. However, you must send your
bike to Caesar's Cyclery at least one week, and preferably one and a half weeks, before the start of
your adventure tour. This means that you will not be on this specific bike for around 7 to 10 days.
Looking at this positively, at least you will have given yourself a sufficient taper before the many, full
days of riding on our adventure tours! Below is more detailed information on the processes and costs
to ship your bike by the various methods.
Boxing Your Bike to Travel Along with You
If you would like to ship your bike along with you as you travel, you will most likely have to have your
bike placed into a cardboard bike box. To reduce the width of the bike box, loosen the handlebar from
the stem or the stem from the steerer tube and turn it 90 degrees. You will probably have to secure
the handlebar to the top tube either with bubble wrap, tape, or bungy cords. Also, remove the pedals
from the crank. To reduce the height of the bike box, you may lower your seat. If you do this,
remember to measure and record beforehand the linear distance from the center of the crank (where it
attaches to the bottom bracket) to the top of the saddle along the seat tube. By having this
measurement, you will be able to place your saddle at precisely its prior height. To reduce the length
of the bike box, you may remove both wheels and secure them along both sides of the bike's main
triangle. Amtrak, however, prefers that you leave both wheels within their stays. For a fee, your local
bike shop can assist you with boxing your bike for travel.
Bringing Your Bike on an Airliner
Major air carriers such as American Airlines (800-433-7300), United Airlines (800-241-6522), and
Southwest Airlines (800-435-9792) will usually accept boxed bicycles at check-in. If you require a
bike box from an airline, there may be around a $10 charge for the box. Importantly, both American
and United charges around $80 one-way to ship a bicycle on your flight, while Southwest charges
around $50 one-way. Please contact your air carrier prior to check-in to learn about their specific
policy concerning the shipment of bicycles on their flights.
Bringing Your Bike on Amtrak
Amtrak has a number of options for passengers to travel with their bikes aboard their trains. Please
click on the links in this paragraph learn more about your options aboard Amtrak, and contact Amtrak
(800-872-7245) before boarding to ensure that a particular option is available.
Bringing Your Bike on Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines allows bicycles on board as baggage as long as they are properly boxed. Please click
on the Greyhound links in this paragraph to learn more about shipping a bike aboard Greyhound.
Please note that there may be a minor, additional charge for shipping a bicycle with Greyhound.
Note: For guests that bring their bikes with them in their travels, we can assist you with tools to
reassemble and disassemble your bike prior to and at the conclusion of the tour, respectively. In fact,
if we are not overly involved with tour operations, we will perform these services for you at no
additional charge.
Shipping Your Bike via UPS
To obtain rate and time quotes for shipping your bike via UPS, please click on the UPS link
here or the UPS logo in the left column. After arriving at the UPS homepage, Select Your
Location. Then, click on the Calculate Time and Cost quick link. On the Calculate Time and Cost
form, enter the City and Zip Codes for the Ship From and Ship To locations, respectively. If you need
to determine a zip code, please use this USPS link or the USPS logo in the left column. For Shipment
Type, select Package (not Freight) and enter the approximate weight of your bike (usually 20-30 lbs.).
After making these entries, click on the Calculate Time and Cost button. On the Provide Package
Information page, select the most fitting manner in which UPS will receive your bike. Many guests
have their local bike shops disassemble and ship their bikes, so you may choose On-Call Pickup as an
approximation of this. Under Package Information - Packaging, select Your Packaging. Then, enter
the Length, Width, and Height dimensions in inches for your bike's box. I recommend 42" for the
length, 10" for the width, and 30" for the height for a medium-sized, tightly-packed bike. In the
Declared Value box, enter the value of the bike that you are shipping. Now, click on the Submit button
to obtain various rate and time quotes. UPS uses what is known as Dimensional Weight versus actual
weight for items that have a high package size-to-weight ratio, such as bicycles. Please keep in mind
that the rates shown are for one-way shipping.
Incoming bikes for our tours should be shipped to: Caesar's Cyclery, 29 San Anselmo Ave., San
Anselmo, CA 94960 (415-721-0805). For $50, Caesar's will unbox/reassemble and disassemble/rebox
your bike prior to and at the conclusion of your tour, respectively. Caesar's charges $35 for just
one-way service. If you would like to reserve your bike for Caesar's Bicycle Receiving and Shipping
Services, please click on one of the buttons below. Remember that the return shipping rates from
Caesar's back to you (or your local shop) should be around the same amountthat you had calculated
above.
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