| 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.
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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