Now that you have decided to ship your bike to a disaster relief hub so that your bike can be used by people in desperate need, you have a few options to consider for less-than-truck-load (LTL) shipping. Your bike should be packed in a bike box, as described in our video called "how to take a bike apart and box it for shipping".
<p>To begin with, you have several options for shipping your bike across the country to a disaster relief hub address: these include Greyhound, FedEx, UPS and USPS Parcel Post.
</p><p>For all of these options the shipping costs depend on: distance, longest dimension, and weight of the package. You can expect it to cost somewhere between 50 to 120 dollars depending on these factors.
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For more details about how to ship your bike contact your local branch of a shipping company or visit renegaid.org to see a comparative spreadsheet of the different options.
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