Moving bikes cross country

[jamesutiopia]

Am moving across the United States, and we have two tandems and a dozen other bikes for the rest of the family. They would take a rather large amount of space in a moving truck with the rest of the furniture...

Space is tight, and it's not a corporate-funded relocation, so I am curious if anyone has found other cost-effective methods for shipping/moving lots of bikes. UPS, Amtrak, storage pods, etc?

Wish there was time for a cross-country drive in the Campy wagon:
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbswtqQSgf1ron1ypo1_1280.jpg

[Wilkinson4]

For you. I think it is the same rack in the photo.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/custom-made-roof-rack-from-the-campagnolo-tech-support-service-from-the-1980s-/160900466417?hash=item25766a46f1

mIKE

[jamesutiopia]

For you. I think it is the same rack in the photo.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/custom-made-roof-rack-from-the-campagnolo-tech-support-service-from-the-1980s-/160900466417?hash=item25766a46f1

mIKE

Wow, that thing is fillet brazed

[branflakes]

anyone else digging the clogs? :eek:

somehow this:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dUwUt-KCHpw/UdQ3Ny5UqSI/AAAAAAAABIM/M8B7OfpuPCc/s800/campy_car.jpg

doesn't mesh with this:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OIONXyE0CpA/UdQ3nzLboWI/AAAAAAAABIU/Cw1ynGb_kb4/s800/campy_car.jpg

[4Rings6Stars]

A buddy recently moved here to MA from CA with about 7 or 8 bikes. He had each one packed into a bike box as if shipping it, and stacked them in the moving truck. Not ideal and a PITA for tandems, but I don't really see any better options.

[JAGI410]

ABF Freight. You pay per foot of storage in a semi trailer. Load it up yourself, they drive it. It's pretty reasonable and easy. I used them when I moved from AZ to MN. Use bike boxes (free from LBS) to pack the normal bikes and get some thrift store blankets for protecting the tandems.