With most bikes weighing between 15 and 19 pounds you may wonder how big of a box you need for shipping.
Road bike box dimensions.
This is the base bike box size.
Find out how to pack a bike for shipping with these four simple steps.
Getting a professional bike fit before you buy can make all the difference.
Weight influences pricing too but tends to do so less than size for most bikes which are relatively light for their size.
Before we get going i ll start off by saying there are no standard bike box dimensions.
Invest in a bike fit.
Use an appropriately sized box.
Crateworks sells an adult bike box in cardboard or plastic that measures 45 5 x 30 x 11 inches.
The tandem and recumbent bike box measures 71 x 31 x 11 25 inches.
The max size package you can ship internationally is typically 157 inches 399 cm or less and varies by country.
Obviously this depends on what type of bike you have to ship as a child s bike will require a different size box than an xxl adventure mountain bike.
First you need to find the right size box.
Hard plastic or metal box sizes vary but are usually less than 12 inches deep.
You ll get the best rates for packages under 50 lb 23 kg.
A box this big should not surpass the international shipping size limit.
How big is a bike box.
It should be at least 43x11x32.
Road bike size chart.
As a rough guide most of them are around 54 x 8 x 29 but it varies.