Any advice on crating a bike?
The last time a bike of mine travelled anywhere without me was back in 2006 when a GS was crated up and put on a plane to BA.
Nothing so extravagant this time.
Time and life's demands mean that I'm getting about 2 weeks to go on a bike tour this summer.
Being in Estonia, it means I have about 1200km SW to ride before reaching anything that has bumps in its terrain. That also means at least 2 heavy days riding.
Instead, I'm opting for shipping the bike elsewhere, flying to join it and riding back.
This means putting my bike in the back of a goods trailer to Milan.
And to do that, I need to crate it.
So, after all the preamble, my question:
Can anyone point me toward any advice on how to effectively crate my bike so that it can travel according to required regs, and in a way that will minimise risk to it?
Also, do I still have to disconnect the battery, empty the petrol tank etc?
Thanks for any advice.
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